Climate justice and the Caribbean: An introduction

Geoforum

Volume 73, July 2016, Pages 17–21

• April Karen Baptiste^{a, ,} ,
• Kevon Rhiney^b

Received 8 April 2016, Revised 18 April 2016, Accepted 25 April 2016, Available online 9 May 2016

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.04.008

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Abstract

Climate change is affecting Caribbean nations in a significant manner. Yet there is limited research on the varied effects on these island states and the ways in which adaptation has occurred. This paper introduces the idea of climate justice for the Caribbean region, highlighting a series of papers focused on climate justice concerns.

Keywords

• Climate change;
• Climate justice;
• Caribbean;
• Small Island Developing States

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