Caribbean states face 'perpetual recession' from climate change - AlertNet
LONDON (AlertNet) - Many Caribbean states are likely to fall into perpetual recession as a result of climate shocks to their key tourism and agricultural industries unless they move quickly to shore up their defences, regional experts warned this week.
Worsening droughts and tropical storms, coastal erosion and flooding linked to sea-level rise and rising temperatures are already putting new pressures on the Caribbean’s economies, driving away tourists and cutting crop production, said Kenrick Leslie, executive director of the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre.
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New carbon taxes and levies on air travel, for instance, could have dramatic influences on the flow of tourists to the islands, [Dodman] said.
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