PACC FSM - Adapting coastal road designs to take into consideration the impacts of climate change

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  • Project details

  • Program:
    Regional - Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
    Summary:

    PACC Federated States of Micronesia - Adapting coastal road designs to take into consideration the impacts of climate change

    As 70% of the population and infrastructures are located by the coast their vulnerability to climate changes and sea-level rise is very high. Developing adaptive designs in coastal road systems will enhance resilience against intense rainfall and storm surges, and would also go a long way in reducing maintenance costs over time.

    Contacts:

    PACC Focal Point

    • Mr Robert H Jackson
    • Administrator
    • Kosrae Island Resource
    • Management Authority
    • PO Box 480
    • Tofol, Kosrae FM 96944
    • Federated States of Micronesia
    • Tel: +691 370 2076/3646
    • Fax: +691 370 2867
    • Email: rhjackson82@hotmail.com

    Implementing Agency

    • Mr Weston Luckymis
    • Director
    • Department of Infrastructure and Transportation
    • PO Box 277
    • Kosrae State
    • Tel: +691 370 3165
    • Fax: +691 370 3058
    • Email: weston@mail.fm

    PACC Coordinator

    • Mr Simpson K Abraham
    • Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority
    • PO Box 480
    • Tofol, Kosrae FM 96944
    • Federated States of Micronesia
    • Tel: +691 370 2076/3646
    • Fax: +691 370 2867
    • Email: fsmpacc@mail.fm
       
    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    Local Communities
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-SCCF
    Cofinancing Total:
    n/a

PACC Cook Islands - Strengthening the design and implementation of the Mangaia Harbor and managing the island’s entire coastline

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  • Program:
    Regional - Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
    Summary:

    PACC COOK ISLANDS- Strengthening the design and implementation of the Mangaia Harbor and managing the island’s entire coastline

    Contacts:

    UNDP Regional Technical Advisor

    Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
    Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Project

    • Mr Taito Nakalevu
    • Regional Project Manager
    • Email: taiton@sprep.org

    PACC Focal Points / Implementing Agency

    • Mr Keutekarakia Mataroa
    • Executive Officer / PACC Focal Point
    • Ministry of Infrastructure & Planning
    • PO Box 102
    • Rarotonga
    • Cook Islands
    • Mob: +682 55729
    • Email: k.mataroa@moip.gov.ck /
    • k.mataroa@gmail.com

     

    • PACC Coordinator
    • Mr Vaipo Mataora
    • GIS Manager
    • Ministry of Infrastructure & Planning
    • PO Box 102
    • Rarotonga
    • Cook Islands
    • Tel: +682 20 231
    • Fax: +682 21 134
    • Email:v.mataora@moip.gov.ck
    • mataorav@yahoo.com
    •  
    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    Local communities
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-SCCF
    Cofinancing Total:
    n/a

Community-Based Adaptation against Flooding and Sea Level rise - Avao, Vaipouli, Salei'a

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  • Project details

  • Program:
    Community-Based Adaptation
    Implementing Agency:
    UNDP-CBA
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    GEF SGP, AusAID, Ministry on Natural Resources and Environment
    Summary:

    Climate change risks for Samoa forecast an increase in average temperature, a rise in sea level, an increase in the intensity of tropical storms and cyclones and a decrease in precipitation, but with more frequent occurences of high intensity rainfall events. Since the 1990’s, climate change impacts such as flooding and coastal erosion have been heavily felt in the project sites. Cyclones Ofa and Val contributed to the erosion of more than 20m of coastline, and affected more than 800m of coastline near these villages.

    Project Components:

    Grassroots action on climate change adaptation; policy influence and up-scaling to national and global level; community ownership and accountability

    Expected Outputs:

    Replication of best practices through the dissemination of of lessons learned from each CBA project in ten countries; policy influence; global environmental benefits

    Contacts:

    CBA Project Mgmt Unit
    United Nations Development Programme
    Energy and Environment Group
    304 East 45th St, 9th Floor
    New York, NY 10017
    off: 212-906-5006

    Mr. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
    Technical Advisor, BDP/EEG
    Email:pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org
    Tel: +1 (212) 906 6843

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    communities of Avao, Salei’a, Vaipouli in Samoa
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    AusAid
    GEF-SGP
    GEF-SPA
    Cofinancing Total:
    $25000 per village and $9500 community contribution
    Total Amounts:
    USD159500

Implementing Pilot Climate Change Adaptation Measures in Coastal Areas of Uruguay

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  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP, National Directorate of Environment, at the Ministry of Housing, Territorial Regulation and Envirnoment
    Summary:

    Background

    Project Components:
    • Level 1) Information Gathering, Identification and Monitoring of critical exposed elements of coastal ecosystems and human settlements, including the provision of timely climate risk information, the identification of critical “hot-spots” or priority areas for the application of adaptation measures geared to monitor and reduce land-based sources of marine pollution, to increase the resilience of exposed assets and infrastructure-particularly in the tourism industry and to protect and restore critical coastal ecosystems- particularly wetlands from the impact of climate change.
    • Level 2) Identify barriers to adaptation in coastal areas of Uruguay, design policy interventions for their effective and efficient removal, for the improved understanding of current and future climate risks and design pilot adaptation measures and capacity development packages for priority sectors and key stakeholders.
    • Level 3) Incorporate Adaptation Policy into existing National Sustainable Development Policy, through targeted approaches to key sectors such as the tourism industry and other potentially vulnerable sectors to the impacts of climate change in Uruguay. Contribute to a National Adaptation Strategy for Coastal Areas in Uruguay, with an Action Plan designed to promote adaptation measures for critical exposed systems.
    Expected Outputs:

    Implementation of the pilot adaptation measures proposed as a result of the Block-A activity execution. Enhanced capacity for the identification of barriers to adaptation and the design of effective and efficient interventions to remove them. Enhanced capacity for the planning, stakeholder engagement, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of adaptation measures in Uruguay, to specifically address the sustainable development of coastal areas.

    Timely information on changes in climate conditions, runoff and river discharges, coastal morphology and ecosystem health of wetlands in Uruguay, made available in useful form to decision-makers at the national and local level. Identified opportunities to mainstream adaptation to climate change into current and future decision-making processes, national policies, planning efforts, projects, particularly in the tourism sector.

    Identified options available for transferring adapted technologies so as to meet the challenges of sustainable development of coastal areas in Uruguay by promoting the development of resilient society, economy, and ecosystems. Improved understanding by decision makers in the selected sectors (tourism, coastal resources, wetlands, water resources) on the importance of incorporating climate change considerations into decision-making and planning processes not only at the relatively short time scale (climate variability) but also at longer scales since climate change could cause the patterns of climate variability to differ from historical trends.

    Contacts:

    Project Contact Person

    • Helen Coles de Negret
    • Regional Technical Adviser UNDP-GEF Regional Coordination Unit
    • Panama City, Panama
    • Tel. and email: 507-3024508 helen.negret@undp.org
    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    n/a
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-SPA
    Cofinancing Total:
    $2,932,000
    Total Amounts:
    $3,907,000