Experience Implementing Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Caribbean
Fecha de publicación
12-10-2022Autor
Romany, Jaime
Coipel, Kent
Thomas, Craig
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Caribbean Climate Responsive Agriculture Forum (CCRAF)
International Network of Innovative Partners for Sustainable Intelligent Systems (Inipsis Ltd.) - Trinidad y Tobago
Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA)
Caribbean Soil-Centric Actions
Living Soils of the Americas
EbA Project - Strengthening Coastal and Marine Climate Resilience through Upland and Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Community Engagement
Ubicación
Dominica
Objetivos de desarrollo sostenible
ODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
Tipo
Seminario web
Metadatos
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Guest speakers: Ms. Jaime Romany, Technical Officer, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Trinidad & Tobago, Mr. Kent Coipel, Technical Specialist, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Dominica, Mr. Craig Thomas, National Specialist, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Antigua & Barbuda
Resumen
Ms. Jaime Romany, Project Technical Officer IICA-CBF EbA Project speaks on addressing climate action in the agriculture sector using vetiver grass as a green engineering and Nature-based Solution that can help reduce soil erosion and improve water conservation and contribute to reducing the vulnerability of farming systems while generating additional income through the development of a vetiver green business. Mr. Kent Coipel, Technical Specialist at the IICA Delegation in Dominica shares his experiences of implementing vetiver grass as a green engineering and Nature-based solution for reducing soil erosion and enhancing water conservation on mountainous islands such as Dominica. Mr. Craig Thomas, National Specialist at the IICA Delegation in Antigua and Barbuda briefly speaks on some of the applications of the Vetiver System residential and commercial landscaping for beautification purposes while improving slope stabilization and also its application in agriculture as a mulch for increasing soil moisture and weed suppression. Mr. Thomas then delves into the use of vetiver grass as a sustainable green business option.
Palabras clave
Impacto ambiental||environmental impact||impacto ambiental||impact sur l'environnement, Cultivos||crops||cultura||plante de culture, Adaptación al cambio climático||climate change adaptation||adaptation aux changements climatiques, Adaptación||adaptation||adaptação||adaptation, Ecosistema||ecosystems||ecossistema||écosystème, Agroecosistemas||agroecosystems||agroecossistema||agroécosystème, Servicios de los ecosistemas||ecosystem services||services écosystémiques, Gestión de ecosistemas||ecosystem management||gestion de l'écosystème, Ingeniería agrícola||agricultural engineering||Engenharia agrícola||génie agricole, Estabilización del suelo||soil stabilization||estabilização do solo||stabilisation du sol, Conservación de suelos||soil conservation||conservação do solo||conservation des sols, Control de la erosión||erosion control||controlo da erosão||lutte antiérosion, Plantas para control de erosión||erosion control plants||planta para controlo da erosão||plante antiérosive, Caribe||Caribbean||Caraíbas||Caraïbes, 4864-00,
Representación
Representación Santa Lucía
Representación Dominica
Representación Antigua y Barbuda
Representación Trinidad y Tobago
Publicador
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
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