Intended Nationally Determined Contribution under the UNFCCC
Year of publication
2015
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Relocation
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Sea-level rise
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Sub-region
South America
Region
South America
Macro-region
Americas
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
Recognizing the vulnerability of the coast and ever increasing impacts on a significant percentage of the population, Suriname’s dilemma is whether to continue to invest heavily in adaptation or relocate and rebuild its entire economy away from the threat of the rising sea.