Sustaining Caribbean Coastal Areas (presentation)

by Roger-Mark De Souza

(April 2003) This PowerPoint presentation was delivered in February 2003 at Princeton University�s Woodrow Wilson School Annual Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Conference, titled �Sink or Swim: Building Sustainable Coastal Communities in the Wider Caribbean.� The conference focused on the Wider Caribbean region � the island nations of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the coastal communities of Mexico, Central America, and the northeastern countries of South America � and regional issues of environmental health, land-use practices, and economic development. This presentation explores the role of population dynamics in coastal areas in the Caribbean, highlighting population trends and the special vulnerability of small island developing states. It examines regional reports to point out the human and environmental health impacts from coastal pollution. It proposes that integrated coastal management might be one way to deal with population and environment issues in Caribbean coastal areas. Through this presentation the organizers were hoping to foster awareness at Princeton University of specific regional problems and to initiate a dialogue among experts on these issues.

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Roger-Mark De Souza is technical director of the Population, Health, and Environment program at PRB.