Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change

Regional Sectoral Consultations
	Fisheries Tobago, 15-16 April 2002		Issues Paper Workshop Report
	Tourism Grenada, 27-28 May 2002		Issues Paper Workshop Report Presentations
	Disaster Risk Management Barbados, 6-7 June 2002		Issues Paper Workshop Report
	Integrated Resources Management Dominica, 22-24 July 2002		Workshop Report
	1.	Land Use Planning and Infrastructure	Issues Paper
	2.	Water, Agriculture and Forestry	Presentations
	MACC Preparation Workshop Bahamas, 12-14 August 2002		Presentations

Mainstreaming Adaptation to Global Change (MACC) is a five-year Global Environmental Facility (GEF)-funded project for the Caribbean region. Additional support for MACC activities is being provided through the Canadian, French and Dutch governments. [Detailed MACC Description...]

MACC follows the successful CPACC (Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change) Project, which was designed to increase national and regional capacity to monitor sea level and key climatic indicators and to plan for adapting to the effects of global climate change on coastal and marine resources. [CPACC]

MACC will build on CPACC's achievements and aims to integrate climate change and variability into the agendas of the tourism, agriculture, fisheries and infrastructure sectors.

Development of MACC activities and the project's structure and timeline has been guided by a regional consultative process, which began with a meeting of national focal points and regional agencies in October 2001. Sectoral consultations were held throughout the spring and summer of 2002, culminating in a final MACC preparation workshop in August 2002.

Project Structure and Timeline

Project Structure
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Project Timeline
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References (Presentations)

Overviews and Project Guidance Documents	Climate Change and the Caribbean's Response to its Impacts Summary of Recommendations on Data Availability, Access and Use ACCC Public Awareness and Outreach Strategy Appraisal Methodology for Pre-Investment Feasibility Studies under the MACC Project
Tourism Sector	Overview of the Caribbean Tourism Sector: Managing Tourism Resources Preliminary Review of the Economic Impact of Climate Change on Caribbean Tourism Current and Potential Uses of Weather, Climate and Ocean Information in the Tourism Industry
Water, Agriculture, Forestry	Climate Change in the Caribbean: Water, Agriculture and Forestry
Economic Valuation	Valuation of Coastal and Marine Resources: Adaptation to Global Climate Change Economic Valuation of Coral Reefs towards Monitoring for Climate Change Impacts Adaptation to Climate Change in the Caribbean: The Role of Economic Valuation
Economic Instruments	Antigua/Barbuda: Management of Sand as a Resource in the Context of Climate Change St. Kitts/Nevis: Promoting Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hotel Sector

Additional Readings

Overviews and Project Guidance Documents	Capacity Building for Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting [International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)] Climate Change, Communities and Adaptation (Brochure) Negotiations and Negotiation Skills (Conference Materials) Establishing National Authorities for the CDM: A Guide for Developing Countries Operational Guidelines for Expedited Funding of Second National Communications from Non-Annex 1 Parties [Global Environment Facility]
Tourism Sector	Effects of Climate Change on Recreation and Tourism on the Prairies [IISD]
Water, Agriculture, Forestry	Agriculture and Climate Change Workshop Report [IISD. Manitoba, March 2002]

Last Updated 25 October 2002