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Securing the coastal land in Anse Kerlan Avangard with counter-erosion structures thru' community-based adaptation processes while buidling capacity and resilience of the community against climate change induced coastal erosion at selected community sites

This project is seen as a second phase building on the preparatory work undertaken in a grant by Mangroves For the Future with coastal and marine area mapping, design of appropriate structure and land restoration to counter erosion in a community setting. Phase one is satisfactorily completed and the community-based organisation and partners have mutually agreed on selected site for intervention that will benefit all parties concerned with coastal erosion in the district. As the project is quite costly, the CBO will maintain their engagement with the Government for additional funding as well as with other partners to leverage funds that will help complete the project work in the desired timeframe. While physical work is carried on at ground level, the CBO members will be promoting the concern for coastal erosion through public awareness initiatives and media coverage of some events on the site and telling of their long story to the public as they have started in the french documentary shown several times on national TV.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Anse Kerlan Avangard

Country:

Seychelles

Area Of Work:

Community Based Adaptation

Operational Phase:

OP5 (Extended Period)

Grant Amount:

US$ 47,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 30,000.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

Project Number:

SEY/SIDS-CBA/OP5/Y3/2014/04

Start Date:

1/2016

End Date:

12/2019

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

A story told by the beneficiaries on national TV and radio about where they come from and how the project have changed their lives and the way they now look at the subject of climate change in coastal areas

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

By working closely with the community and the media

Notable Community Participation

Community youth are involved through their parents residing on the affected coastal area and some school children have already been given a tour and talked about the issue of coastal erosion on national television. They have equally shared their learning through photography and poster exhibition in national shows

Gender Focus

Currently there is a balance men and women participating in the project phases from development to implementation. This will remain as such considering access to project benefits and resources

Policy Impact

In a way the project is a model for the government to look at when making planning decision in coastal areas. They need to learn from the experience and find innovative ways to limit development too close to the sea or at least to push forward the enforcement of planning guideline and setback lines in such places.

Capacity - Building Component

The grantee is an ordinary community -based organisation with limited capacity in project development and other project cycles. They will therefore use the assistance and guidance of a consultancy firm to assist them in building capacity in project monitoring, reporting and some management

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The group was chosen for an international filming session for a french documentary as they prepared themselves to access grants for their project. Older generation described the place as it was before compared to current period and how they need help to further save their property. A VRA session has also been conducted with them to measure their ability pre-project implementation.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The selected site is home to some tourism and fisheries activities and the designed structures will facilitate access to the beach for such activities thus improve in a way the lives and livelihoods of the residents through increased revenue from these activities

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