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Marine Protected Areas, Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Building a Resilient Network of Partnerships

Marine Protected Areas, Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Building a Resilient Network of Partnerships. Ruth Blyther Director, Eastern Caribbean Program Anne Marie Hoffman Coastal Conservation Project Manager, USVI Program The Nature Conservancy. Global analysis. People at Risk & Reefs at Risk.

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Marine Protected Areas, Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Building a Resilient Network of Partnerships

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  1. Marine Protected Areas, Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Building a Resilient Network of Partnerships Ruth Blyther Director, Eastern Caribbean Program Anne Marie Hoffman Coastal Conservation Project Manager, USVI Program The Nature Conservancy

  2. Global analysis People at Risk & Reefs at Risk Reefs at Risk World Risk Index Low Medium High Very High Very Low Low Medium High Very High # of People Living Below 10m and in Reef Zone

  3. What cost?

  4. Caribbean Challenge InitiativeCaribbean Political and Business Leaders

  5. Building an integrated view of climate and disaster risks Marjo Aho Ecological Vulnerability Socio-Economic Vulnerability Total Vulnerability

  6. Nature’s Services Integrated vulnerability Exposure Sensitivity Adaptive Capacity Potential Impact Vulnerability

  7. Increase Adaptive capacity Reduce Sensitivity

  8. Socio-Economically Vulnerable Communities DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT Critical Infrastructure & Facilities Sensitivity Index - Fire stations - Roads - Emergency Shelters Social Sensitivity Index - Age - Access to radio/internet Adaptive Capacity Index - Education - Health care - Income

  9. MIKE 21 Flexible Mesh used for Storm Surge Modeling

  10. Mangrove Vulnerability Framework • Where could mangroves potentially move? • Which mangroves are most/least vulnerable to SLR?

  11. Mangrove Vulnerability Index = Migration index * 2 + Shape + Size + Openness + SLR Exposure + Habitat type + Species Richness + Watershed index LOWER HIGHER

  12. Facilitating an understanding of climate and disaster risk Photos by J Castano

  13. Developing integrated adaptation and disaster risk reduction plans + Participatory mapping Science Community surveys ACTION PLAN

  14. Pilot Site WorkGrenville Area, Grenada

  15. Pilot Site WorkGrenville Area, Grenada Opportunities • Ideal situation to study wave attenuation, reduce flooding impacts and inform reef engineering solutions • Opportunity to work on both reef and mangrove solutions • Some interest from large fishing community and community involvement on implementing action plans • Strong partner collaboration: GFC, Red Cross, fishers • Government is already working with us via Physical Planning and Fisheries who are doing excellent work • Opportunities for further funding from Caribbean Development Bank • Short term goals: Building on VCA and P3DM, mangrove planting at telescope • Long term goals: Mangrove island, fishers village/livelihood actions

  16. All Connected in a Global Decision Support System WWW.CoastalResilience.Org

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