New assessment finds Barbados’ southern and western coastal urban corridor vulnerable to extreme heat events and coastal erosion, identifies investments & recommendations needed to protect coastal communities
The southwestern urban corridor of Barbados faces significant vulnerabilities from flooding, heatwaves, coastal erosion, and other climate and ocean risks.
The island of Tarawa faces significant vulnerabilities from coastal flooding, shortcomings in solid waste and sewage management, and marine ecosystem degradation.
ARISE-US members and partners are working to create a tool to help cities and countries inventory their critical assets and identify how these impact one another in the event that they fail or are damaged.