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GeoSpatial Mapping of the Implications of Climate Change

GeoSpatial Mapping of the Implications of Climate Change. Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee & Dr Ava Maxam Mona GeoInformatics Institute UWI. Climate Change & Jamaica. Climate change causes: Extreme weather Sea level rise. Jamaica vulnerable to 4 major hazards 3 may be affected by climate change:

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GeoSpatial Mapping of the Implications of Climate Change

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  1. GeoSpatial Mapping of the Implications of Climate Change Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee & Dr Ava Maxam Mona GeoInformatics Institute UWI

  2. Climate Change & Jamaica • Climate change causes: • Extreme weather • Sea level rise • Jamaica vulnerable to 4 major hazards • 3 may be affected by climate change: • Hurricanes • Flooding • Landslides • Earthquakes • 150 coastal communities in Jamaica • 542k people in coastal communities

  3. Housing Demand

  4. Housing Demand & Coastal Flooding

  5. Housing Demand, Floods and Landslides

  6. Housing Demand & Multi-Hazards

  7. Hurricanes • Wind Damage • Heavy Rainfall • Flooding • Landslide

  8. Coastal Flooding • Storm Surge • Sea Level Rise • Ground Water Salinization • Coastal Erosion • Tsunami

  9. Coastal flooding - Communities Coastal flooding – Hazard Extent

  10. Gully Network Current gully network vs 1940 drainage network Kingston Gully Network

  11. Hazards: Coastal Flooding 0.5m – 10m Southern Clarendon and St Catherine Harbour View Old Harbour Bay

  12. Hazards: Inland Flooding Ocho Rios Eastern Jamaica Hope River Valley Papine – Gordon Town Kennedy Grove

  13. Hazards: Landslides Landslide Engineering Zones Landslide Activity in KSA Jack’s Hill

  14. Conclusions • Lots of information available • Primary land survey information, as well as baseline terrain and geophysical information • Secondary infrastructural and social data • Multi-scale contextualization • Scenario-building possibilities • Climate change is inevitable; adaptation and mitigation is key • GIS is tool

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