Cette base de données en anglais propose une collection de mesures et d’actions possibles en matière d’adaptation pour les îles Aruba, Curaçao et et St. Martin. La base de données offre de l’inspiration, des exemples pratiques et des orientations pour soutenir les gouvernements locaux, les professionnels et les communautés à faire des choix éclairés pour un avenir plus résilient. Les options sont classées par domaine d’impact, thème, secteur, type d’intervention, aléa, échelle et type d’écosystème.
Adaptation Options
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Agro-forestry
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Air pollution control in urban zones
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Align marine protection with land protection
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Assisted/planned relocation
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Beach Nourishment
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Bioswales
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Built coastal flood defenses
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Check-dam cascades in seasonal streams
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Check-in programs
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Climate proof design
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Climate resilient & accessible healthcare
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Climate resilient housing for vulnerable populations
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Climate Smart Agriculture
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Coastal setbacks
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Community-based disaster preparedness
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Community-based seed banks
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Composting & soil health hubs
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Conflict resolution mechanisms
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Conservation of salt lakes / Salinas
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Constructed wetlands for municipal wastewater treatment
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Contingency funds
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Contour trenching for water retention
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Coral reef protection and restoration
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Diversifying and greening tourism experiences
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Diversion channels for flood management
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Drip irrigation
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Early warning systems
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Earmark environmental fines
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Ecosystem service valuation studies for decision making
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Embedding climate change into education
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Environmental stewardship education for locals and tourists
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Farmer and fisher cooperatives
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Farmer training and extension services
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Floating or elevated roads
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Flood risk assessments
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Food access during disaster
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Governance of climate adaptation
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Green roofs
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Green school yards
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Greening gardens
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Grey water reuse
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Hazard mapping
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Heat resistant building design
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Heat-Health Action Plans
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Improve financial tools for local farming
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Improved & climate resilient public transportation
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Improved wastewater treatment
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Improving climate resilience of existing tourism infrastructure
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Increased enforcement and patrols in natural parks
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Integrated Vector Management
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Integrated Water Resource Management
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International/regional knowledge exchange
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Land reforms & access
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Living sea walls
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Lower water tariffs for households producing food at home
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Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)
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Mangrove restoration
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Marine Protected Areas
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Micro disaster risk insurance
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Multi-purpose water plazas
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National climate trust fund
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Native fruit tree corridor networks
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Nursery of endangered plants
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Open access platform for climate and environmental data
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Permeable pavements & design
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Precision agriculture
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Preserving and restoring seagrass beds
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Protect Nature Corridors
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Protection of cultural heritage
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Public awareness campaigns on adaptation
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Public awareness campaigns on climate-health hazards
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Rainwater harvesting
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Reduce surface & coastal water pollution
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Reduced groundwater extraction
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Reducing roadside erosion
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Reforestation of upper catchments & degraded slopes
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Regulating sand mining/removal
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Renewable energy expansion
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Renewable energy storage scale-up
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Restoring dry-tropical forests
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Ridge to Reef approach
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Rights of Nature
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Risk assessments
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Runoff control with vegetation & Vegetated waterways
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Saline agriculture
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Scenario planning
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Securing funds from private and international donors
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Small grants for local climate adaptation
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Smart grids
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Social safety nets
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Solar parks & solar PV expansion
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Solid waste management
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Stormwater drainage systems
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Stormwater pumping stations
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Strenghtening building codes for climate resilience
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Strengthening governance and institutions
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Strengthening mental health services
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Sustainable fishing practices
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SWAC (Sea Water Air Conditioning) for hotel districts
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Technology transfers/exchange
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Traditional dryland farming revival/Kunukus
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Train landscapers in ecology
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Urban agriculture
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Urban green pockets
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Vegetation filter zones
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Visitor caps
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Vulnerability assessments
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Water governance
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Wetland restoration
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Workplace adaptations
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Zoning regulations