Australian Cooperation and CARICOM Collaborate on Climate Change and Coral Reefs
30 de abril de 2013

The programme is designed to share Australia's expertise in climate change adaptation and coral reef management to address some of the key challenges identified in Climate Change and the Caribbean.

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Belmopan, April 30 (PL)- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) have agreed to a two-year program led byAustralia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA).

The programme is designed to share Australia's expertise in climate change adaptation and coral reef management to address some of the key challenges identified in Climate Change and the Caribbean.

The program will also support the capacity of coral reef and natural resource managers to deal with the implications of climate change through development of an adaptation toolkit and facilitation of international collaboration.

The Centre's Senior Programme Development Specialist, Keith Nichols, says the partnership allows for valuable expertise and knowledge to be shared and will make a real difference to the region's marine environment.

He says the program will enable work with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre and CARICOM countries to develop a regional framework for reducing the climate change vulnerability of coral reefs and building the resilience of reef-dependent communities and industries.