Water profile - Antigua and Barbuda

Geography and Population

The twin island state of Antigua and Barbuda (17°03’ North, 61°48 West) is situated in the northeastern part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The islands are located between 17° 00’ and 17° 35’ N latitude and between 61° 40’ and 61° 55’ W longitude. Total land area is 440 km², Antigua being the larger island with an area of 280 km² and Barbuda having an area of 160 km². Approximately 31% of the total land area (13,810 ha) is considered cultivable. Within this area, some 2,000 farmers are engaged in production on 1,863 ha. Eighty-seven percent of the cultivated area (1,618 ha) is under annual crops while the remaining 13% is under permanent crops.

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Caribbean sardine collapse linked to climate change

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A reduction in ocean upwelling, whereby nutrients are brought from the sea floor to the surface, is causing decreasing plankton levels. Photograph: Getty Images

The collapse of sardine fisheries in the southern Caribbean during the past decade may have been driven by global climate change, according to a study.

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Climate Change

In a detailed account of a long-term project in the southern Caribbean, a Stony Brook professor, Dr. Gordon Taylor, and his colleagues report in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences how tropical ecosystems are also affected by global climatic trends – and with accompanying economic impacts.

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(Source: repeatingislands.com)

Barbados to host Climate Change Conference

The impact of climate change on small islands developing states (SIDS) like Barbados will be further discussed here when the islands hosts the three day United Nations sponsored meeting from October 9.

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(Source: nationnews.com)