Challenges for climate change adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean region

 

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Autores: Cavazos Pérez, María Tereza, Bettolli, Maria Laura, Campbell, Donovan, Sanchez Rodríguez, Roberto A., Mycoo, Michelle, Arias, Paola, Rivera, Juan, Simoes Reboita, Michelle, Gulizia, Carla, Hidalgo León, Hugo G., Alfaro Martínez, Eric J., Stephenson, Tannecia S., Sörensson, Anna A., Cerezo Mota, Ruth, Castellanos, Edwin, Ley, Debora, Mahon, Roché
Formato: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:2024
Descripción:The limited success of international efforts to reduce global warming at levels established in the Paris Agreement, and the increasing frequency and strength of climate impacts, highlight the urgent need of adaptation, particularly in developing countries. Unfortunately, current levels of adaptation initiatives are not enough to counteract the observed impacts and projected risks from climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In this paper, we review and highlight relevant issues that have limited the capacity to transform climate knowledge and parties’ ambitions into action in the region. Current vulnerabilities and climatic impact-drivers in LAC are diverse, complex, and region-specific and their effects are expected to be exacerbated by climate change. However, the advancement of regional and domestic climate agendas has been hindered by scientific gaps, political support, institutional capacity, and financial, technical, human, and economic limitations that are common to many LAC countries. Transforming climate data into multidimensional metrics with useful thresholds for different sectors and understanding their contribution for feasible adaptation strategies are delayed by regional and local conundrums such as lack of inclusive governance, data availability, equity, justice, and transboundary issues. We discuss ways to move forward to develop local and regional climate resilient development actions and a more sustainable future in LAC. The climate science community in LAC needs to strengthen its local, national, and international connections and with decision/policymakers and society to establish a three-way engagement by proposing suitable adaptation actions and international negotiations to reduce the risks and vulnerability associated with climate extremes, climate variability and climate change in the region. The discussions and insights presented in this work could be extrapolated to other countries in the Global South.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/92057
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/92057
https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1392033
Palabra clave:ADAPTATION CHALLENGES
LATIN AMERICA
CARIBBEAN
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATIC IMPACT-DRIVERS
GAPS
COMMONALITIES
RISK
CLIMATE RESILIENCE