Climate adaptation and resilience indices for the Caribbean region
An assessment of four leading indices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21792174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Grant (0000-0002-5409-8117, University of Miami, corresponding author), Shouraseni Sen Roy (0000-0003-4158-7082, University of Miami), Camilla Jimenez Zablah (University of Miami), Perla Aquino (University of Miami), Madisyn Simpson (University of Miami), M M Simpson (University of Miami), Paula Viala (University of Miami) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Climate and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-5529 • E-ISSN: 1756-5537 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17565529.2023.2282482 |
| OpenAlex | W4389245535 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
Countries of the Caribbean region share a common vulnerability and risk of disappearing if the dangers of climate change and global warming are not addressed collectively and urgently. Over the last decade, four open-source international indices, the Global Climate Risk Index (GCRI), Good Life Index (GLI), Norte Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), Yale Environmental Performance Index (EPI), have been developed and employed in research and policy as a measurement tool to aggregate data and examine risks exacerbated by climate change. Countries are ranked internationally based on their level of vulnerability and readiness to implement adaptation solutions. No index is explicitly developed for the Caribbean. However, there is an imperative to bridge community and national adaptation planning, which remains to be better integrated into climate policy and adaptation. Thus, we provide a timely assessment of the four most widely employed indices, reviewing individual country performances, 2010–2020. The results show some similarities regarding the best and worst performers, but significant variation is observed in the rate of improvement and degree of inertia. Each index has strengths and weaknesses. ND-GAIN is the index with the region's most transparent methodology and comprehensive coverage
Climate change · Climate risk · Environmental resource management · Geography · Global warming · Martinique · Psychological resilience · Small Island Developing States · Sociology · Vulnerability assessment · Vulnerability index · West indies · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research · Ecology
Resilience Reset
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments
Compound, Cascading, or Complex Disasters
An exploratory model to characterize the vulnerability of coastal buildings to storm surge flooding in Miami-Dade County, Florida
A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change
Climate vulnerability mapping
Adapting to climate change at the national level in Caribbean small island developing state
Assessing urban vulnerability and social adaptation to risk
Adaptation to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States
Indicators of vulnerability and adaptive capacity”
Comparing apples and oranges
Geographies of vulnerability
A good life for all within planetary boundaries
Geographies of Caribbean Vulnerability in a Changing Climate
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |