Building coastal resilience for Muanda’s communities

Creation of new green areas, Coastal landscape management or protection, Knowledge creation and awareness raising

The different national reports on coastal vulnerability (NAPA, SNC and Programme on Coastal Erosion) clearly indicate that land, biodiversity socio-economic infrastructure and community livelihood will be seriously affected by coastal erosion caused, as in a domino effect, by climate change. As such, more precisely, the goals of the intervention are: 1. To address the root causes of information gaps, lack of technical knowledge to effectively support communities to identify, plan, design and implement adaptation options. 2. To integrate climate risks information into relevant planning policies through the mapping of climate change-induced coastal erosion risk profiles. 3. To disseminate knowledge and to design an effective communication strategy to enhance understanding of climate change risks in the coastal zone, associated adaptation options costs/benefits, supporting policy planning policy process and sharing results and lessons generated from interventions made through this initiative. 4. To support the development of an Early Warning System (EWS) of coastal risk for local coastal communities. 5. To implement a menu of “soft” (re-vegetation, land planning, etc.) and “hard” adaptation measures (composite beach revetments, offshore breakwater, etc.) to stabilize cliffs, secure the operations of docking and unloading of fishing and minimise losses: regulation of mangrove development through the enhancement of mangrove area to enhance the capacity of coast to absorb increased wave/storm energy. 6. To promote environmental sustainability and gender equality with particular attention given to protecting coastal biodiversity and consider women involvement in the choice of climate-resilient options, in policy negotiation and implementation of adaptation activities. (1,2,3,4)

It should be noted that, in addition to coastal infrastructure, UNDP has also rehabilitated the local administration office of the village of Nsiamfumu. In addition, UNDP responded to the population's demand by financing the construction of a modern market right next to the administrative building. This market will facilitate the sale of fishery products and many other commodities to meet the needs of the growing population of Nsiamfumu. Two anti-erosion feasibility studies were carried out: (1) for the construction of a boat landing stage (wharf) at Nsiamfufu; (2) and for cliff stabilization between Nsiamfumu and Muanda village . Management committees, participation of women was ensured, and it was established and train to supervise protection activities and maintain coastal defences infrastructures after construction. (1,2,6)

• Citizens or community groups
• Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
• Marginalized groups: Socio-economically disadvantaged populations (e.g. low-income households, unemployed)