1. Climate Change and Protected Areas: should we be concerned? Floyd Homer 19 th October, 2002

2. projected climate change impacts on the caribbean - sealevel rise - storm frequency & intensity - precipitation change - drought - elevated temperature

3. projected senarios by 2050 VariableLowHigh Sea level↑.08m↑.88m Storms7-10/yr Bad Hurricanes2/yr4/yr Rain↓ 1.5%↑ 13.1% Wind speed↑ 5%↑ 10-15% Temperature↑ 1.4 deg.C↑ 2.0 deg.C

4. implications for protected areas management - 1 - monitoring coral health and distribution wetland size and function habitat modification

5. implications for protected areas management - 2 - habitat destruction recovery restoration alternate use

6. implications for protected areas management - 3 - site selection & design habitat change & species shifts invasive species

7. implications for protected areas management - 4 - resources procurement financing expertise allocation

8. compounding factors - earth movements - land use - habitat degradation - inadequate enforcement - poor protected areas management practices

9. practical considerations - implementation of existing policy - discharge of national obligations under existing international/regional agreements - effective management of protected areas

10. Thank You questions, comments, or multiples thereof?