Project Overview
Building Community Resilience and Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Selected Communities along the West Coast in Grenada
Grenada
This project expanded the coral nursery programme within the Gouyave Marine Protected Area through a community-based approach. Volunteers were trained to restore degraded reefs by designing, building, and deploying artificial reef structures for coral propagation. The project also assessed and restored riparian zones in three watersheds flowing into the protected area, strengthened long-term management capacity, updated habitat assessments and the management plan, and engaged fishers in environmental best practices and seamanship.
Key Objectives
- Restore degraded coral reefs and expand the Gouyave coral nursery programme
- Protect and restore riparian buffers within three target watersheds
- Strengthen management capacity for the Gouyave Marine Protected Area
- Train fishers, volunteers, and community members in restoration and environmental best practices
Ecosystem Focus
Coral reefs, marine protected areas, rivers, riparian zones, and coastal watersheds along Grenada’s west coast.
Communities Involved
This project was implemented in the following communities and project areas:
- Gouyave
- Communities within the three west-coast watersheds flowing into the Gouyave Marine Protected Area
- Fisherfolk and coastal communities in western Grenada
Implementing Organizations
Lead Organization:
Grenada Community Development Agency (GRENCODA)
GRENCODA led the community-based coral restoration, watershed rehabilitation, protected-area planning, training, and local engagement activities.
Project Partners
- Gouyave Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited (GFCSL)
- Grenada Fisheries Division, MPA Unit
- St. Mark’s Organization for Development (SMOD)