Inter Press ServiceViews from the Caribbean ahead of COP21, the December 2015 Climate Change Summit in Paris – Building Resilience to Disaster: Adaptation https://www.ipsnews.net/2015/06/views-from-the-caribbean-ahead-of-cop21-the-december-2015-climate-change-summit-in-paris-building-resilience-to-disaster-adaptation/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:48:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Views from the Caribbean ahead of COP21, the December 2015 Climate Change Summit in Paris – Building Resilience to Disaster: Adaptation https://www.ipsnews.net/2015/06/views-from-the-caribbean-ahead-of-cop21-the-december-2015-climate-change-summit-in-paris-building-resilience-to-disaster-adaptation/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2015/06/views-from-the-caribbean-ahead-of-cop21-the-december-2015-climate-change-summit-in-paris-building-resilience-to-disaster-adaptation/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:38:11 +0000 Kitty Stapp http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=141197 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent. Rising sea levels haves resulted in the relocation of houses and erection of this sea defence in Layou, a town in southwestern St. Vincent. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent. Rising sea levels haves resulted in the relocation of houses and erection of this sea defence in Layou, a town in southwestern St. Vincent. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

By Kitty Stapp
NEW YORK, Jun 18 2015 (IPS)

From constructing barriers against rising sea levels to rehabilitating mangroves and providing agrometeorology services, the Caribbean isn’t waiting for a new international agreement on climate change to start implementing adaptation measures. But funding to roll out such projects on the necessary scale remains a key issue, and many communities remain desperately vulnerable to storms and flooding.

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