In this project, flood risk in the lower Caroni River basin is being assessed within the contexts of climate change, community vulnerability and adaptive capacity. The project aims to quantitatively assess current and future flood risk using computational modelling and integrate the results from this into a spatial analysis of vulnerability to flood risk, based on key indicators in Trinidad census data and the outcomes of community surveys and structured interviews. Pictured here are topographic data along the Caroni River acquired for the assessment of areas of potential flooding. These data were collected in 2013 using airborne laser scanning technology (LiDAR) for a project of the Drainage Division.
Funding: UWI-Trinidad & Tobago Research and Development Impact Fund (RDI Fund)
For further information, please see the main Caroni Flood Risk website.
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 662-2002
Fax: (868) 663-9684
Department of Geography
Faculty of Food and Agriculture
UWI St. Augustine
Tel: (868) 662-2002 Ext. 84129
