Business Management

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

LIMITED

LC/CAR/L.321

22 October 2011

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE

CHANGE ON THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN TRINIDAD AND

TOBAGO

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Table of Contents

List of Tables ......................................................................................................................................... iii

List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................ iv

Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. vii

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................... 1

A. OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................................. 2

B. THE ECONOMY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ........................................................................ 2

C. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PERFORMANCE ............................ 4

D. PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES OF THE CARIBBEAN ............... 11

1. Land Capability ......................................................................................................................... 11

II. CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE ................................................................... 15

III. LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................................ 16

A. MODELS ..................................................................................................................................... 16

B....