Network for Monitoring the Effects of Human Pressures and Climate Change on Neotropical Islands: Are Neotropical Islands Climate Change Hotspots?
Development of a limnology baseline in neotropical islands: Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia
At the 26th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, Caribbean island leaders expressed concern about the effects of climate change associated with sea level rise and extreme weather events on islands. However, this concern reflects the risks faced by oceanic islands, mainly in developing countries, which are among the most vulnerable environments to the consequences of climate change. In general, they have limited natural resources and depend on freshwater sources for their supply. Many studies have shown that these sources are susceptible to climate change and integrate the properties of the surrounding landscape and atmosphere. Therefore, they are classified as indicators of climate change. Climate change threats to the islands include changes in temperature, precipitation, and sea level rise. Among the objectives of the network is the strengthening of scientific cooperation through the generation and exchange of data and information on the effects of climate change on the islands and possible adaptation measures, as well as assessing biodiversity losses and the increase in the proliferation of virus-associated diseases in these highly vulnerable areas.
