Enhancing the Resilience of Belize’s Coastal Communities to Climate Change Impacts

Funding Agency: Adaptation Fund
Project Type: Regular Project Proposal
Value: $4,000,000 USD
Executing Entity: National Climate Change Office (NCCO); Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI); National Meteorological Service (NMS), National Hydrological Service (NHS), Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing (MIDH)

Time Frame: 5 years

Project Goal

This project aims to decrease vulnerabilities in coastal areas by improving planning and decision making thus ensuring that country capacity is built to address future climate change impacts. In doing so, it encourages pro-environmental behaviors through communication and training, enhances the resilience of high-risk coastal areas, strengthens the public sector-community partnerships for data collection/monitoring, addresses issues of coastal construction, and overall makes life safer for Belizeans and visitors.

Project Components

• Improved coastal land use for resilient habitation and sectoral activities.
• Coastal Vulnerability Monitoring and Early Warning
• Coastal Protection and Adaptation response for High-Risk Areas
• Awareness Raising, Knowledge Dissemination and National Capacity Strengthening