Resilient Islands is an initiative to help Caribbean islands cope with the impacts of climate change by promoting the protection of coastal habitats to reduce risks, and by providing communities and governments with the tools to implement sustainable development plans that prioritize nature.
The Nature Conservancy has joined efforts with GDPC in the Coastal Cities project in Indonesia to help identify ways that nature can be a part of building social-ecological community resilience before, during, and after natural disasters.
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Limited space, geographic isolation, scarce freshwater supplies and significant dependence on tourism and fisheries represent real challenges to these island nations.