Challenges in mainstreaming climate change into productive coastal sectors in a Small Island State – The case of Trinidad and Tobago

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 136-142

  Hassanali, Kahlil ^a  

^a Institute of Marine Affairs Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Climate change policy; Integrated Coastal Zone Management; Small Island States; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; SMALL ISLAND; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MITIGATION; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SUSTAINABILITY; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 85017113237     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.04.001     Document Type: Article

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