A Study of the Caribbean Basin Drought/Food Production Problem

摘要

The primary objectives of this US/AID/OFDA sponsored project include: (1) development of an agrometeorological data base to be used to examine climate and associated large-scale atmospheric systems for possible significant changes related to severe drought, (2) development of a reliable climate/subsistence food production monitoring system to provide early warning of potential subsistence food shortages due to drought in the Caribbean Basin, and (3) examination of hypothesized microclimatic changes and possible increased likelihood of drought occurring in Haiti due to soil erosion.