500 Days of Action for the MDGs. Success story 470: The combined emissions of small islands represent less than 1 per cent of global emissions. Yet these islands are the most vulnerable to changes in climate patterns, and rising sea levels can cause loss of land along coastlines of low-lying islands, disrupting economies and livelihoods. In the Caribbean, for example, a 50-centimeter rise in sea level will result in Grenada losing 60 per cent of its beaches. Severe shifts in climate patterns also cause havoc on entire livelihoods. Hurricane damage to Dominica has been damaging to its fruit industry, which provides thousands of jobs and produces 30,000 tons of bananas, avocados and other fruits annually.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:02:00 +0000
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