The need for data integration to address the challenges of climate change on the Guyana coast  

作　　者：Temitope D.Timothy Oyedotun Helene Burningham 

机构地区：[1]Department of Geography,Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences,University of Guyana,P.O.Box 101110,Turkeyen Campus,Georgetown,Guyana [2]Coastal and Estuarine Research Unit(CERU),Department of Geography,University College London,Gower Street,London,WC1E 6BT,United Kingdom

出　　处：《Geography and Sustainability》2021年第4期288-297,共10页地理学与可持续性（英文）

基　　金：We appreciate United Nations Development Programme-Indonesia and Archipelagic&Island States(AIS)Forum for the 2021 Archipelagic&Island States Innovation Challenges Award given for this idea on Joint Research Programme in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.

摘　　要：Guyana’s capacity to address the impacts of climate change on its coastal environment requires the ability to mon-itor,quantify and understand coastal change over short-,medium-and long-term.Understanding the drivers of change in coastal and marine environment can be achieved through the accurate measurement and critical anal-yses of morphologies,flows,processes and responses.This manuscript presents a strategy developed to create a central resource,database and web-based platform to integrate data and information on the drivers and the changes within Guyana coastal and marine environment.The strategy involves four complimentary work pack-ages including data collection,development of a platform for data integration,application of the data for coastal change analyses and consultation with stakeholders.The last aims to assess the role of the integrated data sys-tems to support strategic governance and sustainable decision-making.It is hoped that the output of this strategy would support the country’s climate-focused agencies,organisations,decision-makers,and researchers in their tasks and endeavours.

关 键 词：Climate adaptation Climate mitigation Data needs Data integration Web-based platform 

分 类 号：P73[天文地球—海洋科学]