Challenges for climate change adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean region
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2024-04-23
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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.
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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.
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ADAPTATION CHALLENGES, LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATIC IMPACT-DRIVERS, GAPS, COMMONALITIES, RISK, CLIMATE RESILIENCE