Report on selected indicators

In this report a set of indicators is proposed for summarizing objectives and providing up-to-date information on the impacts of climate change, the state-of-the-environment and societal conditions of islands. These indicators are meant to support a practical description. They can be used for identifying policy goals, defining strategies, monitoring and evaluating implemented actions. They are also useful for communicating the environmental and societal conditions to a particular audience, such as local stakeholders, administrations, general public, policymakers from local to national levels. Finally, they provide a synthetic way to describe multiple aspects of the state of environment, natural resources assets and related human activities including socio-economic factors.

These indicators are based on environmental data, models, oceanographic and meteorological observations, and administrative archives. They are based on several parameters including physical, chemical or biological measures associated with environmental quality or natural resources, information on processes and interventions, economical values, members describing the composition and characteristics of societies and of their needs.

The indicators are focused on the four sectors addressed by SOCLIMPACT and strictly linked to the identified impact chains.

They allow:

 To compare conditions among islands

 To identify critical situations

 To identify trends and evolution of conditions leading to risks

 To monitor risks

 To monitor the results of management strategies