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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialCarribbean
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:08:19Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8802
dc.descriptionThis report presents the GIWA assessment of the Caribbean Islands region-an archipelago comprising drainage basins and coastal areas that contain some of the world's most diverse and productive habitats. A variety of human activities are impacting the region's sensitive and unique ecosystems, upon which the population is so dependent for their social well-being and economic survival. Pollution, originating from both land-based sources and marine traffic, is of particular concern, but despite considerable and widespread environmental and socio-economic impacts, there has been a lack of appropriate measures aimed at mitigating this concern. The past and present status and future prospects are discussed, and the trans-boundary issues of pollution are traced back to their root causes. Policy options are analyzed that aim to address these driving issues in order to significantly improve environmental quality and secure the region's future prosperity.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectnatural resourceen_US
dc.subjectresource conservationen_US
dc.subjectresource managementen_US
dc.subjectwateren_US
dc.subjectwater analysisen_US
dc.subjectwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectwater consumptionen_US
dc.subjectwater demanden_US
dc.subjectwater managementen_US
dc.subjectwater monitoringen_US
dc.subjectwater protectionen_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.subjectwater resourceen_US
dc.subjectwater utilisationen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessmenten_US
dc.subjectfreshwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater degradationen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater monitoringen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater pollutionen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater resourceen_US
dc.subjectpollution controlen_US
dc.subjectpollution costen_US
dc.subjectwater pollutionen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental conservationen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impacten_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessmenten_US
dc.subjectenvironmental protectionen_US
dc.subjectcoast protectionen_US
dc.subjectcoastal areaen_US
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectcoastal environmenten_US
dc.subjectcoastal pollutionen_US
dc.subjectcoastal wateren_US
dc.subjectmarine conservation areaen_US
dc.subjectmarine ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectsea resourceen_US
dc.subjectsea water protectionen_US
dc.subjectcoastal fishingen_US
dc.subjectcoastal managementen_US
dc.subjectriver basin developmenten_US
dc.subjectriver managementen_US
dc.subjectwater resources conservationen_US
dc.subjectwater resources developmenten_US
dc.subjecttransboundary pollutionen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental pollutionen_US
dc.subjectisland ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectislanden_US
dc.titleGlobal International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Islands, GIWA Regional Assessment 4
dc.typeReports, Books and Bookletsen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren_US
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048


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