Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Coastal Resources and Communities

The Government of Samoa is planning to increase the resilience of coastal communities to climate variability and change. The project will develop and implement activities to: (a) assist the Government of Samoa in adapting to climate change; (b) protect people’s lives and livelihoods, coastal and inland infrastructure, and the environment; and (c) increase awareness of climate change impacts and adaptation activities in communities, civil society, and local government. The project will promote a broad ecosystem-based approach that recognizes the importance of functioning ecosystems for communities’ resilience and that manages risks through green or nature-based approaches, and interventions that can be combined with hard infrastructure where necessary. The project will therefore be concerned with all natural hazards rather than just coastal-associated hazards, and look to assess vulnerabilities and solutions on a ridge-to-reef basis, including coral reef restoration.