The picturesque tropical islands are surrounded by water, yet shortages are a daily reality for many. Rising temperatures and low rainfall could make matters worse.
Caribbean islands like Barbados may be surrounded by beautiful turquoise waters but many are struggling with water scarcity
Noreen Nunez lives in a middle-class neighborhood that rises up a hillside in Trinidad’s Tunapuna-Piarco region.
Accessed by a long, winding road bordered by trees, the houses, built in the 1970s and 1980s, are mainly painted in pastel shades. Dotted among fruit trees in their sizeable backyards are huge water tanks, mounted on concrete slabs.
The tanks are evidence that even this affluent community is not insulated from the water-stress experienced across the Caribbean.
Climate change puts pressure on failing Caribbean water supplies
The picturesque tropical islands are surrounded by water, yet shortages are a daily reality for many. Rising temperatures and low rainfall could make matters worse.
Caribbean islands like Barbados may be surrounded by beautiful turquoise waters but many are struggling with water scarcity
Noreen Nunez lives in a middle-class neighborhood that rises up a hillside in Trinidad s Tunapuna-Piarco region.
Accessed by a long, winding road bordered by trees, the houses, built in the 1970s and 1980s, are mainly painted in pastel shades. Dotted among fruit trees in their sizeable backyards are huge water tanks, mounted on concrete slabs.