Project

Reduction of vulnerability to coastal flooding through ecosystem-based adaptation in the south of Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces

Lead country

Cuba

Participating countries

Cuba

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From June 19, 2014 to October 9, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards
  2. 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management
  3. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems

Project ID: 5090

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Ecosystem-based adaptation

Landscape(s)

  • Marine
  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Coasts
  • Urban areas
  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Innovative approaches

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Mitigation adaptation

Sub-strategy

  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Integrated coastal zone management
  • Ecosystem mitigation and adaptation
  • Flood prevention/Early Warning
  • Coastal risk reduction

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards
  • 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management
  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems

Conventions and protocols

  • National Development Policies

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation

Project description

The proposed project seeks to reduce the vulnerability of communities in coastal areas of Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces in southern Cuba from climate change (CC) related phenomena including coastal erosion, flooding and saltwater intrusion. A steady linear increase in sea level of 1.45mm/year has been observed in the country between 1966 and 2010: under different IPCC scenarios and levels of climate sensitivity, sea levels in Cuba are expected to rise by between 0.22m and 0.85m by the year 2100. Cuba lies in one of the most active parts of the Atlantic/Caribbean hurricane region: hurricanes and cold fronts are among the principal causes of destructive flooding along the whole length of the Cuban coastline, giving rise to strong winds and high energy waves which can lead to significant levels of flooding. Given its long and narrow configuration, Cuba has a particularly high ratio of coastline to overall surface area and, as a consequence, a large proportion of the national population is vulnerable to such CC-related threats.

USD $5,592,000

Grant amount

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Adaptation Fund ($5,592,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Cuba

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