According to Amos Cincir and Michel Carlin (from Le Nouvelliste), 13 Caribbean States along with a few countries from Central America will meet in Haiti, next week, to discuss over climate changes and sustainable action plans for the Region. Mr. Jean-Marie Germain (the head of the Environmental Department) showed concerns about Haiti’s vulnerability when facing natural catastrophes; whereas, Agronomist Ronald Toussaint talked about uncontrolled (human) population growth, lack of urban planning (among others) _ as they relate to the socio-political and demographics disparity among the states of the Caribbean.
Climate change vulnerabilities, impacts and adaptation is a very complex ecological, social and political task for all nations; particularly those with limited economic/financial means and “damaged” environments (Haiti is one of them). Among all those important topics (that will be discussed), I would like to suggest three additional ones (major effects of climate changes on the environment) that require the immediate attention of our regional scientists:
* Lost of saltmarsh habitat: due to the rise of the ocean, the arbitrary deflection of stream velocity (of river and major waterbodies in the Region), coastal salubrity and farming.
* Increase of erosion on riparian buffer (due to increase of stormwater and deforestation) and riverbanks (as a result of an increase of soil friability and the quasi-elimination of the groundcover plant community).
* Control of diseases , particularly paludism and tuberculosis.
The Region’s (or Haiti) adaptation plan must entail ways to deal with those unfortunate changes and aim to minimize their effects and to (even) prevent them from taking place (too soon or ever).
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