Caribbean climate change vulnerability: Lessons from an aggregate index approach.

ABSTRACT: The study examines the potential influence of sub-regional variations in climate, and specifically heavy rain events, in determining relative vulnerabilities of locations in twelve Caribbean countries. An aggregate vulnerability index, referred to as the Caribbean Vulnerability Score (CVS), is created using historical demographic and socioeconomic data and climate data representing extreme rain events. Four scenarios are explored. Firstly, comparative vulnerabilities are determined when heavy rainfall is incorporated in CVS versus when it is excluded. The impact of climate change is also investigated using future climate data derived from statistical downscaling but holding demographic and socioeconomic sub-indices constant. The analysis is repeated with projections of future demographic s

SUBMITTER: Stennett-Brown RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6619692 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature