Barbados, a small island nation within the Caribbean region, is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country is exposed to hurricanes and natural hazards and is particularly susceptible to coastal inundation and sea level rise, increasing tidal and storm surge levels, coastal erosion, rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, cyclones, and droughts, among others. (World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal).  
 
Barbados has also been noted as a country at the forefront of reforming the world of development finance, particularly in how rich countries help poor countries cope with and adapt to climate change, through movements like the Bridgetown Initiative. (World Economic Forum)