Sinking into Paradise: Climate Change Worsening Coastal Erosion in Trinidad

Date

2015-11-19

Authors

Jalim, Rajiv

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Publisher

UNDP

Abstract

The coastline of Trinidad is under threat as seas rise, storms grow heavier, and as sand is washed away. As iconic coconut trees are lapped by an encroaching sea, some of the dangers of climate change are becoming clear.

Description

Description of the storm impact on the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. The erosion is detailed as well as means to protect the shoreline and build the local economy.

Keywords

Trinidad, Tobago, storm impact, erosion, economy

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