Citation

Lee S, Hall G, Trench C. Disasters 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/disa.12539

PMID

35502524

Abstract

Jamaica, like most Small Island Developing States, is at high risk from coastal hazards due to its exposure to tropical storms, high levels of coastal development, vulnerable coastal communities and the predicted impacts of climate change. Environmental degradation has been linked to increased vulnerability to disasters. Nature-based solutions, although not formally present in the literature, are being implemented at various scales in Jamaica. This paper presents an overview of three marine and coastal nature-based solutions being used in Jamaica - protected area management (Special Fishery Conservation Areas), mangrove restoration and coral restoration - presenting an overview of current applications in Jamaica, and argues that these conservation projects traditionally focussed on biodiversity have co-benefits as nature-based solutions for disaster resilience. The paper closes with several future research objectives to further the use of NbS for disaster resilience in Jamaica.

Language: en

Keywords

disaster resilience; coral; Jamaica; nature-based solutions