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Caribbean faces mounting water crisis from climate change
Caribbean water supplies face depletion as rising seas threaten fresh water and shifting rainfall reduces reservoir replenishment. Experts warn action is urgent. desalination and better water management are proposed but debt and limited revenue hinder solutions. Officials cite underground aquifers as highly vulnerable, with Barbados Cuba and the Dominican Republic among the at risk nations.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
St. Lucia
Lystra Fletcher-Paul
Caribbean Land and Water Officer
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Jason Johnson
Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association
Grenada
Anguilla
Trinidad
Antigua
St. Vincent
Barbados
Caribbean Institute For Meteorology & Hydrology
Avril Alexander
Global Water Partnership
Bernard Ettinoffe
Caribbean Water and Sewerage Association Inc
Maplecroft
Caribbean Islands
Cuba
Dominican Republic