Beach ecosystem based adaptation : Abaiang
Beach ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) can increase resilience of beaches to storms and sea level rise, using access control fencing and gateways, beach vegetation replanting and use of brush matting to protect beach erosion scarps from direct wave action. This report is the result of a project that applied EbA methods at seven eroding beaches on Abaiang, all located on community land, in demonstrations involving all of the ten villages on the main island.
Environment and Conservation Division-MELAD
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program
This project demonstrates beach EbA at eroding beaches on Abaiang atoll, Kiribati, in cooperation with local communities, to extend their adaptive capacity to climate change and climate variability.