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THE INTRODUCTION of innovation together with a relook at alternative livelihoods have emerged among a suite of recommendations to realise a Caribbean more prepared for the impacts of a changing climate.
This is reflected in the book chapter written by a group of noted local scientists in the book called
The Caribbean Blue Economy and edited by Peter Clegg, Robin Mahon, Patrick McConney, and Hazel A. Oxenford.
In it, researchers Professor Michael Taylor, Professor Mona Webber, Dr Tannecia Stephenson, and Felicia Whyte note the need for innovation and alternative livelihoods to help the region come out ahead of climate change impacts.
The Prioritisation of research and development, together with tailored capacity building and awareness raising are said to be vital components of a needed overall framework to realise a resilient blue economy, especially in the face of a changing climate.
These are included in a raft of recommendations by respected Caribbean scientists who recently penned a chapter in the book titled The Caribbean Blue Economy, which was edited by Peter Clegg, Robin Mahon, Patrick McConney and Hazel A. Oxenford. It was published in October.
“A resilient blue economy across spatial and time scales should form part of an overarching, cohesive sustainable development framework in the region, even for physical, human, technical, financial and social systems indirectly associated with marine resources,” writes Jamaican researchers Dr Mona Webber and Dr Michael Taylor, who are both professors at The University of the West Indies, Dr Tannecia Stephenson and Felicia Whyte in their chapter of the boo
Seaweed provides new opportunities for the Blue Economy
Article by December 17, 2020
The Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) from the University of the West Indies (The UWI) held a special hybrid of real-time and virtual instruction at the Charnocks headquarters of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy on the challenges and opportunities presented in controlling the spread of sargassum seaweed.
Before it began officially, the CERMES co-editors of the Caribbean Blue Economy book – Professors Robin Mahon and Hazel Oxenford –were on hand at Charnocks to present Minister Humphrey with an autographed copy just before the sargassum workshop started.
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