Protecting Green Island

Proposal for Ecosystem-based

Disaster Risk Reduction and
Adaptation Project

Prepared by:
Augusto B. Agosto
Program Manager

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 nonstructural 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
Planting
Mangroves
Planting
Stream Buffers
(50has)
Reduce Upland
Logging
Build Seawalls
(10,000 m)
Increase
Drainage
Reduce Coral
extraction
TOTAL

Cost in 10
yrs
(in Euro)
2,520

Cost in 20 years
(in Euro)

1,294.2

2,192.85

85

124

19,800

18,450

1,448

1,855

56

85

25,203.20

32,508.46

9,801.61

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.