Help Create A Wave of Change

Karin Kemper and Tahseen Sayed talk about the many threats in our seas and how together, we can beat marine pollution in the Caribbean. This is an extremely informative piece illustrating impact, the many challenges and the path to recovery.

Learn more at:

https://blogs.worldbank.org/latinamerica/together-we-can-beat-marine-pollution-caribbean

In our own travels, we have witnessed increased pressures on Small Island States: growing populations, unmanaged coastal development, quickening climate change, more shipping, and a longtime dearth of waste collection and management. Combined, these challenges to ocean health are a threat to the millions of people who depend on oceans for their food, jobs, and livelihoods – not to mention the USD $57 billion of revenue that the region’s coastal tourism brings in annually.

The Caribbean Sea is the lifeline supporting 37 distinct economies that are among the most dependent on tourism in the world

Coral reef degradation is another dangerous threat to the natural capital of the Caribbean, with an estimated annual revenue loss of between US$350 million and US$870 million

Reducing marine pollution will support economic growth as well as improved quality of life and health for island residents and for the tourists they host.