The Global Islands’ Vulnerability Research, Adaptation, Policy and Development (GIVRAPD) Project is funded
by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and involves international not-for-profit
organisations the INTRASAVE Partnership and CARIBSAVE, and Caribbean Risk Managers (CaribRM). The
GIVRAPD project:
‘…is a two year research project on community adaptation to climate change in four Small Island
Developing States in the Caribbean (St. Lucia and Jamaica) and the Indian Ocean (Mauritius and
Seychelles). It seeks to understand the multiple social, economic, governance and environmental
conditions that shape vulnerability and capacity to adapt to climate change.