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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....