Challenges for climate change adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean region

作者：Tereza Cavazos, María Laura Bettolli, Donovan Campbell, Roberto Sánchez-Rodríguez, Michelle Mycoo, Paola A. Arias, Juan Antonio Rivera, Michelle Simões Reboita, Carla Gulizia, Hugo G. Hidalgo, Eric J. Alfaro, Tannecia S. Stephenson, Anna A. Sörensson, Ruth Cerezo‐Mota, Edwin Castellanos, Débora Ley, Roché Mahon · 发表于：Frontiers in Climate · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.3389/fclim.2024.1392033 · 被引用次数：41 · 研究领域：Climate variability and models、Climate change impacts on agriculture、Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

The limited success of international efforts to reduce global warming at levels established in the Paris Agreement, and the increasing frequency and strength of climate impacts, highlight the urgent need of adaptation, particularly in developing countries. Unfortunately, current levels of adaptation initiatives are not enough to counteract the observed impacts and projected risks from climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In this paper, we review and highlight relevant issues that have limited the capacity to transform climate knowledge and parties’ ambitions into action in the region. Current vulnerabilities and climatic impact-drivers in LAC are diverse, complex, and region-specific and their effects are expected to be exacerbated by climate change. However, the advancement of regional and domestic climate agendas has been hindered by scientific gaps, political support, institutional capacity, and financial, technical, human, and economic limitations that are common to many LAC countries. Transforming climate data into multidimensional metrics with useful thresholds for different sectors and understanding their contribution for feasible adaptation strategies are delayed by regional and local conundrums such as lack of inclusive governance, data availability, equity, justice, and transboundary issues. We discuss ways to move forward to develop local and regional climate resilient development actions and a more sustainable future in LAC. The climate science...