An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the water sector in the Turks and Caicos Islands

• Other Authors: NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean 2011
• Subjects: DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; CAMBIO CLIMATICO; RECURSOS HIDRICOS; ORDENAMIENTO DE LAS AGUAS; ABASTECIMIENTO DE AGUA; CLIMA; POLITICA AMBIENTAL; EMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO; ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS; POLITICA ENERGETICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; WATER RESOURCES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; ENERGY POLICY; Limestone Islands; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11362/38581

The best description of water resources for Grand Turk was offered by Pérez Monteagudo (2000) who suggested that rain water was insufficient to ensure a regular water supply although water catchment was being practised and water catchment possibilities had been analysed. Limestone islands, mostly fl...