Project Details

We’ve heard about Pacific Islanders imminently displaced by rising seas, but limited news reports and even less research emerges from Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the impacts of climate change. For two years and over 6,000 nautical miles, Klima founders Jess and Josh navigated their 39-foot sailboat in the Pacific and Caribbean to investigate the risks in the region, and understand how coastal communities in Latin America adapt.

With hundreds of semi-structured and journalistic interviews, Jess collected scientific data and published a monthly newsletter for a general audience (you can read some here.) They identified local needs with proven academic approaches, and build upon this research for future needs assessments and resilience projects.