CARIB-GEF-Implementation of Adaptation Measures in Coastal Zones

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The Implementation of Adaptation Measures in Coastal Zones (GEF) Project aims to support efforts by Dominica, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to implement specific (integrated) pilot adaptation measures addressing primarily, the impacts o f climate change on their natural resource base, focused on biodiversity and land degradation along coastal and near-coastal areas. The project also seeks to produce knowledge o f global value on how to implement adaptation measures in small island states that can be applied in other countries in the region, not participating in the project and even for islands in other regions o f the world. The project would support four components, three of which will be prioritized in national adaptation strategies and refined through a series of regional and national consultations: Component one identifies, evaluates, selects and designs priority adaptation measures addressing impacts of climate change on biodiversity and land degradation. Component two implements selected adaptation measures designed to address climate impacts on biodiversity and land degradation. The project supports the coordination and implementation, of pilot adaptation measures in seven sites in the participating countries thereby enhancing the resilience o f insular ecosystems with biodiversity assets under threat from climate change. Component three strengthens the national capacity to implement multiple multi-lateral environmental agreements. This component, (mostly be financed by third party and counterpart contributions), finances goods and services required to develop and establish the building blocks for addressing multiple convention objectives as adopted by the three governments and promoted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNCCD). Component Four funds project management.