CLEAR has been commissioned by J. F. Clarke Consulting to contribute to the preparation and completion of Grenada’s Second National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on behalf of the Government of Grenada with regards to Fisheries and Coastal Ecosystems. CLEAR has responsibility for engaging stakeholders, conducting research and analysis, and writing relevant sub-sections in respect of Fisheries and Coastal Ecosystems. As small island developing states (SIDS), Grenada, and its dependencies Carriacou and Petit Martinique, are particularly vulnerable to climate change. The islands have extensive shorelines with most development and critical infrastructure located along the coast, making sea level rise and increasing storm surge intensity a real issue, and threats to water resources from changes in rainfall regime and saline intrusion are significant. Its location within the main hurricane belt in the Atlantic Ocean further increases vulnerability to large-scale climatic shifts.
