- The document summarizes a presentation by Dr. Murray C. Simpson on the CARIBSAVE partnership's sectoral approach to assessing vulnerability and resilience to climate change in the Caribbean region. - The partnership takes an interdisciplinary approach to model climate impacts on key sectors like tourism, assess vulnerabilities, and facilitate stakeholder participation and collaboration across sectors and destinations. - A participatory workshop process is outlined where stakeholders provide input through breakout groups on sector profiles, vulnerability assessments, gender issues, and identifying initiatives to reduce emissions and energy use.

1. CARIBSAVE:
A SECTORAL APPROACH TOA SECTORAL APPROACH TO
VULNERABILITY, RESILIENCE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEANCLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN:
-sector links and participatory process-
NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS 19 May 2009
Dr MURRAY C SIMPSONDr. MURRAY C. SIMPSON
Co-Director CARIBSAVE Partnership
Senior Research AssociateSenior Research Associate,
Oxford University Centre for the Environment

2. SECTORAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SUSTAINABLE DESTINATIONS & CLIMATE CHANGE
Agriculture
Water
Cli t
Transport
Sustainable
Agriculture Climate
InfrastructureSustainable
Caribbean
Tourism Health
Infrastructure
Economic
Development
Destinations
Natural
Resources
Waste
M tResources
Energy
Management
Security
Simpson et al 2008a

3. Sector Links and Participatory Processes
• Output 1: Model and predict the changes in climateOutput 1: Model and predict the changes in climate
as they will affect the Caribbean Tourism Sector on
destinational scale.destinational scale.
Output 2: Assess the vulnerability and adaptive• Output 2: Assess the vulnerability and adaptive
capacity of the Tourism Sector in the selected
destinationsdestinations

4. • Crucial interdependence: Tourism and Climate
Major Impacts: Climate Change on Caribbean Tourism Sector
Crucial interdependence: Tourism and Climate…
• - national economy, livelihoods, development, environment
• Gradual and Extreme
• Regulatory policy, voluntary initiatives and costs
Coastal EmphasisCoastal Emphasis
• Air temperature
• Sea surface temperature
S l l i• Sea level rise
• Coastal erosion
• Changes in levels of precipitationg p p
• Extreme events: increase in intensity and frequency,
• - e.g. drought, flood, storm surge, (hurricane)
• Seasonality shifts• Seasonality shifts
• Loss of Destination Aesthetics

5. ACTION – NOW
Interdisciplinary Approach – Unique and Innovative
• Climate Science
• Physical Impacts and Vulnerability
• Tourism & Related Sector Impacts & VulnerabilityTourism & Related Sector Impacts & Vulnerability
• Stakeholder, Socio-Economic, Livelihood and Gender
Impacts and VulnerabilitiesImpacts and Vulnerabilities
Water – Energy – Agriculture – Health – Biodiversity – Infrastructure –
C h i Di t M tComprehensive Disaster Management

6. • Cross-sectoral - Inter-ministerial,
• Destinational, Regional and International
• Cooperation and CollaborationCooperation and Collaboration

7. Participatory Process: LinksParticipatory Process: Links
• Workshop Information DocumentWorkshop Information Document
• Destination Profiles
• Pre Workshop Appraisal Document (PWAD)• Pre-Workshop Appraisal Document (PWAD)
• Steps in the Adaptation Cycle
C G ( C G)• Adaptive Capacity Assessment Guide (ACAG)
• Gender Issues and Data
• Emissions Reduction and Energy Use
(identify initiatives in the destination and key stakeholders)

8. Breakout Groups and Tasks
• 2 Minute overview of sector/organization re PWAD
• Identify Group Representative
• Brainstorm (using PWAD) and complete PWADs
• Priority Rank Key Issues (PWAD)
• Review ACAG document (Adaptive Capacity.....)
• Brainstorm (using ACAG and complete ACAG)• Brainstorm (using ACAG and complete ACAG)
• Priority Rank Key Issues (ACAG)
• Review and take account of Gender Document; record
sources of data relating to Gender Documentg
• Identify and Record Key Stakeholders and Initiatives in
the Destination in Energy Use and Emission Reduction

9. THANK YOUTHANK YOU
i @ kmurray.simpson@ouce.ox.ac.uk
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