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

of Partnerships

Ruth BlytherDirector, Eastern Caribbean Program

Anne Marie HoffmanCoastal Conservation Project Manager, USVI Program

The Nature Conservancy

# of People Living Below 10m and in Reef Zone

LowMediumHighVery High

Reefs at Risk World Risk Index

Very LowLowMediumHighVery High

Global analysis

People at Risk & Reefs at Risk

What cost?

Caribbean Challenge InitiativeCaribbean Political and Business Leaders

404/19/23

Ecological Vulnerability

Socio-Economic Vulnerability

Total Vulnerability

Marjo Aho

Building an integrated view of climate and disaster risks

Exposure Sensitivity

Potential Impact

Adaptive Capacity

Vulnerability

Nature’s Services

Integrated vulnerability

Increase Adaptive capacity

Reduce Sensitivity

Social Sensitivity Index - Age - Access to radio/internet

Critical Infrastructure & Facilities Sensitivity Index - Fire stations - Roads - Emergency Shelters

Adaptive Capacity Index - Education - Health care - Income

Socio-Economically

Vulnerable Communities

MIKE 21 Flexible Mesh used for Storm Surge Modeling

Mangrove Vulnerability Framework1. Where could mangroves potentially move?2. Which mangroves are most/least vulnerable

to SLR?

LOWER

HIGHER

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

Facilitating an understanding of climate and disaster risk

Photos by J Castano

Developing integrated adaptation and disaster risk reduction plans

ACTION PLAN

+Science Participatory mapping

Community surveys

PILOT SITE WORKGrenville Area, Grenada

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

All Connected in a Global Decision Support SystemWWW.CoastalResilience.Org