✓The Caribbean can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
✓Advance planning can reduce the impact of climate change.
✓Link mitigation (cutting emissions) and adaptation (planning for impacts) using Caribbean examples.
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The Caribbean contributes a small share of global greenhouse gases, but our decisions still matter. When we reduce emissions, we help the global effort; when we plan ahead, we protect lives and livelihoods at home. Think of 7.5 as the Caribbean’s action plan: stop making the problem worse (mitigation) + reduce damage (adaptation).
Quick question: If a coastal road floods every year, is the solution only ‘build higher’… or can planning prevent building in risky places?
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M.I.T.I. = Mitigation is To cut emissions: M = Make energy efficient | I = Increase renewables | T = Trees/forests protect | I = Improve transport A.D.A.P.T. = Advance planning reduces damage: A = Assess risk | D = Defend coasts | A = Alert & evacuate | P = Plan land use | T = Tough buildings
7.5 is about action: Mitigation (reduce emissions) + Adaptation (plan for impacts). Mitigation in the Caribbean: protect forests, improve efficiency, better building design, cleaner transport, reduce waste, and use renewables (solar, wind, hydro, biomass). Adaptation: coastal planning (setbacks/defences), water security, strong building codes, early warning and evacuation plans, and climate‑smart agriculture.
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The Caribbean contributes a small share of global greenhouse gases, but our decisions still matter. When we reduce emissions, we help the global effort; when we plan ahead, we protect lives and livelihoods at home. Think of 7.5 as the Caribbean’s action plan: stop making the problem worse (mitigation) + reduce damage (adaptation).
Quick question: If a coastal road floods every year, is the solution only ‘build higher’… or can planning prevent building in risky places?