Insular Areas Climate Change Act: Strengthen Territories’ Response to Climate Disasters and Protect the Most Vulnerable FURIA, Inc.
Juan Declet-Barreto, Climate Vulnerability Social Scientist | May 10, 2021, 6:00 am EDT
Islands and their people are more vulnerable to climate impacts than continental jurisdictions. They are more unprotected from climate ravages that are becoming more ferocious. Their vulnerability is related to climate change, but more directly to the effect of human decisions. For this reason it is urgent that their problems be addressed decisively and effectively, and that we do not skimp on resources or strategies to protect their lives and infrastructure.
Under a changing climate, islands are increasingly suffering from hurricanes or typhoons, and are hard-pressed to withstand the damage caused by the winds and storm surges that they bring with them. The amount of drinking water that islands
Addressing severe climate change impacts in Puerto Rico, other territories while we still can thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
House Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources
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Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, commissioner of the
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, as part of a remote hearing entitled Discussion on the Insular Area Climate Change Act on
March 4, 2021:
Thank you
Representative Grijalva for the opportunity to testify in support of the proposed Insular Areas Climate Change Act on behalf of the US Virgin Islands. Whether it is the 2015 federally-declared disaster for drought in the US Caribbean, the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria to
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in 2017, and Tropical Cyclone Gita in