1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1. Increase resilience to multi-disaster situations (e.g. storms, strong winds, flooding) through mangrove and tree reforestation,
2. facilitate community activities through spatial re-arrangements, and enhancement of the biodiversity of coastal ecosystems,
3. protect the coastal beaches and other geo-morphological forms from sudden wind and wave processes,
4. strengthen the economic benefit transfers to the local community. [2]
2. facilitate community activities through spatial re-arrangements, and enhancement of the biodiversity of coastal ecosystems,
3. protect the coastal beaches and other geo-morphological forms from sudden wind and wave processes,
4. strengthen the economic benefit transfers to the local community. [2]
Quantitative targets
Build a green belt with native species for a 12 km stretch. [1]
Monitoring indicators defined
Amount of CO2 sequestration, number of local people engaged and made aware of the benefits, number of people protected from potential floods, property protected from potential flood and area of protected mangrove forests and other coastal vegetation. [2, 4]
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
Implemented activities included redesigning of the multipurpose green belt, with a series of rapid assessments including plant inventory of coastal belt, land cover mapping, activity survey and a comprehensive local stakeholder consultation process.
The detailed designs were prepared after consultation with the local communities and the designs were verified at a multi-stakeholder validation meeting with the common consensus supported by local political will and commitment on way forward. The green network of BMC was studied by conducting field reconnaissance survey/ windscreen surveys/ brainstorming sessions among the project team, study of the activities, stakeholder workshops / local community and developing a plant inventory for the coastal belt between 01st December 2011 and 31st January 2012.
A detailed activity study was conducted by the project team between the 01st Jan 2012 to 25th Jan 2012 to obtain an in-depth understanding of the 12km coastal stretch. Further, by considering the study findings with the project concept, 5 sites were finalized for detail participatory design. [2, 3, 4]
The detailed designs were prepared after consultation with the local communities and the designs were verified at a multi-stakeholder validation meeting with the common consensus supported by local political will and commitment on way forward. The green network of BMC was studied by conducting field reconnaissance survey/ windscreen surveys/ brainstorming sessions among the project team, study of the activities, stakeholder workshops / local community and developing a plant inventory for the coastal belt between 01st December 2011 and 31st January 2012.
A detailed activity study was conducted by the project team between the 01st Jan 2012 to 25th Jan 2012 to obtain an in-depth understanding of the 12km coastal stretch. Further, by considering the study findings with the project concept, 5 sites were finalized for detail participatory design. [2, 3, 4]
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Protection of the coastal beaches and other geo-morphological forms from sudden wind and wave processes through mangrove restoration are considered as infrastructural development. [2]
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The initiative was the first-ever taken in any Sri Lankan city. [2, 5]
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The innovation has the potential and is planned to be transferred to other Sri Lankan cities. Development of CRASAP (Climate Resilient Adaptation Strategies and Supporting Action Plans) Training-of-Trainers (T0T) modules to build capacity in seven replication cities to conduct Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments (V&AA), develop CRASAPs and launch national climate change policy implementation at the city-level. [2, 4]
