Beach ecosystem based adaptation trials, North Tarawa, Kiribati

Abstract

Beach ecosystem based adaptation trials, North Tarawa, Kiribati Report for the Environment and Conservation Division, Kiribati, as part of the Australian Aid/ SPREP Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Kiribati Project by Dr Joanna C. Ellison, School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1370, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Email: [email protected] 31 January, 2014 Summary Beaches have many values to Pacific island communities, including the protection of land from marine processes, but in some locations are degraded and eroding. Ecosystem based adaptation of beaches using low cost techniques to reduce and repair erosion has been successfully trialled in Europe and Australia, and this project undertook similar adaptation trials in North Tarawa, Kiribati. Beach ecosystem based adaptation trials were implemented at Tabon-te-bike, Buariki village, North Tawara, and reconnaissance was carried out of beach rehabilitation needs at othe