Grenada Braces for Impacts of Climate Change

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St Vincent, Grenadines. Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care

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Over the last 25 years, the fragile Grenadian islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique have been bombarded by storms, hurricanes, higher tides and sea surges.

This resulted in severe loss of mangrove vegetation along the coastline, beach erosion, damage to soil and serious threat to the local tourism industries which depend heavily on the pristine condition of the beaches and health of the marine life…

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