Land resources information systems in the Caribbean
Subtitle: proceedings of a subregional workshop held in Bridgetown, Barbados, 2-4 October 2000.
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.; Subregional Workshop on Land and Water Resources Information Systems (LWRIS) in the Caribbean (2000 : Bridgetown, Barbados)
Series: World soil resources reports,; 95
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Natural resources -- Caribbean Area -- Congresses.; Land use -- Caribbean Area -- Congresses.; Natural resources -- Caribbean Area -- Databases.; Land use -- Caribbean Area -- Databases.; Natural resources -- Caribbean Area -- Computer network resources.; Land use -- Caribbean Area -- Computer network resources.
Genres: Congresses.; Databases.; Computer network resources.
Description: This document contains the proceedings of the Subregional Workshop on Land and Water Information Systems (LWRIS) in the Caribbean, held in Barbados in October 2000. The meeting was organized by FAO Land and Water Development Division (AGL), in collaboration with the Caribbean Agricultural and Research Development Institute. LWRIS experiences in the countries are presented as well as recommendations for future collaboration in database development, reporting and exchange of information, expertise and experience in land and water management in the region and the implementation of regional projects. This includes the preparation of national and regional reports on the state of land, water and plant nutrient resources in the Caribbean for dissemination through the Caribbean Land and Water Resources Network (CLAWRENET) Web site that is linked to Web sites in the countries and with the AGL Web site.--Publisher's desription.