Protecting Green Island

Prepared by: Augusto B. Agosto Program Manager

Proposal for Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and

Adaptation Project

Green Island is facing a climate change, sea level rise, and strong cyclone

vegetation on

the steep mountain slopes and

along shoreline

Coral Reefs and Wetlands

RISK MAPPING: Current Hazards and Exposed Areas

Proposed Seawall

Since people settled in the southern to southeast

portion of the island

Non-structural

There should be non-structural projects such as providing early warning device and monitoring and securing the vegetation upland and the mangroves.

Planting mangroves to protect communities against typhoons and sea level rise have been proven many times. The best example was the experience of Vietnam where a community was able to survive from a typhoon. They planted early 12,000 hectares of trees and able to support the 3,000 kilometer sea dike. (source: http://www.grida.no/publications/et/ep3/page/2610.aspx)

Integrated Water Resource Management

Proposed Resettlement Area

STAKEHOLDERS

Prime Minister

other cabinet members

Fishermen

Others

Estimated Project Cost

Measures Cost in 10 yrs (in Euro)

Cost in 20 years (in Euro)

Planting Mangroves 2,520 9,801.61

Planting Stream Buffers (50has)

1,294.2 2,192.85

Reduce Upland Logging

85 124

Build Seawalls (10,000 m)

19,800 18,450

Increase Drainage 1,448 1,855 Reduce Coral extraction

56 85

TOTAL 25,203.20 32,508.46

The cost of planting mangroves will be lesser when we tap the communities settling in the island. It will not only protect them from typhoons and flooding, but also give livelihood benefits thru boosting of fish habitat and attracting tourism in the future. They can also harvest the leaves of the mangroves and make for additional living for the populace.

The monitoring and enforcement of the newly planted mangroves in wetland area will be shouldered by the community thru cooperatives. We will just invest in trainings and seminars to convince them of the benefits of planting and maintaining

mangroves and stream buffers.

Source of Livelihood

The engineering solution to the problems gain

support since we are accustomed to it and we

have limited experience with the ecosystem

based adaptation.

But, in terms of cost-benefit and long term

benefits, Eco-DRR and Eba coupled with other

structural projects will protect the island from

climate change, flooding, strong cyclone and

other hazard events and provide viable and long

term livelihood source for the people.

Thank you.