The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica
Jamaica, like other Caribbean and island nations is at high risk from coastal flooding and related hazards. Vulnerable coastal communities in Jamaica receive significant flood protection benefits from natural habitats like mangroves and coral reefs...
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okr-10986-351662021-04-23T14:02:17Z The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica Ortega, Saul Torres Losada, Inigo J. Espejo, Antonio Abad, Sheila Narayan, Siddharth Beck, Michael W. FLOOD PROTECTION FLOOD RISK MANGROVE FOREST STORM SURGE CYCLONE CORAL REEF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM Jamaica, like other Caribbean and island nations is at high risk from coastal flooding and related hazards. Vulnerable coastal communities in Jamaica receive significant flood protection benefits from natural habitats like mangroves and coral reefs, even though these habitats are threatened by human development and activity and by natural stressors such as sea-level rise and climate change. As coastal flooding and habitat loss increase, there is great imperative among national disaster risk reduction agencies, conservation agencies and international aid institutions in Jamaica, to quantify the economic value of conserving and restoring mangrove habitats for risk reduction and to thereby inform national risk reduction, climate adaptation and conservation plans. This technical report provides an ecological, economic and social assessment of the habitat status, risks, costs and flood protection benefits of mangroves in Jamaica with a focus on their role in coastal flood risk reduction. This work aims to support decisions for sustainable and cost-effective approaches for mangrove management and flood risk reduction. First, authors assess the current status and recent trends in the distribution of mangroves in Jamaica. We then review the costs of restoration mangrove projects across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. Using connected assessments, authors consider the nationwide restoration potential for mangroves. The authors then focus on a rigorous nationwide assessment of flood risk and the risk reduction benefits of mangroves to people and property across Jamaica. 2021-02-23T17:10:09Z 2021-02-23T17:10:09Z 2019 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/157781613105761209/The-Flood-Protection-Benefits-and-Restoration-Costs-for-Mangroves-in-Jamaica-Forces-of-Nature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35166 English Forces of Nature; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Latin America & Caribbean Jamaica |
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FLOOD PROTECTION FLOOD RISK MANGROVE FOREST STORM SURGE CYCLONE CORAL REEF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM Ortega, Saul Torres Losada, Inigo J. Espejo, Antonio Abad, Sheila Narayan, Siddharth Beck, Michael W. The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica |
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Jamaica, like other Caribbean and island
nations is at high risk from coastal flooding and related
hazards. Vulnerable coastal communities in Jamaica receive
significant flood protection benefits from natural habitats
like mangroves and coral reefs, even though these habitats
are threatened by human development and activity and by
natural stressors such as sea-level rise and climate change.
As coastal flooding and habitat loss increase, there is
great imperative among national disaster risk reduction
agencies, conservation agencies and international aid
institutions in Jamaica, to quantify the economic value of
conserving and restoring mangrove habitats for risk
reduction and to thereby inform national risk reduction,
climate adaptation and conservation plans. This technical
report provides an ecological, economic and social
assessment of the habitat status, risks, costs and flood
protection benefits of mangroves in Jamaica with a focus on
their role in coastal flood risk reduction. This work aims
to support decisions for sustainable and cost-effective
approaches for mangrove management and flood risk reduction.
First, authors assess the current status and recent trends
in the distribution of mangroves in Jamaica. We then review
the costs of restoration mangrove projects across Jamaica
and the wider Caribbean. Using connected assessments,
authors consider the nationwide restoration potential for
mangroves. The authors then focus on a rigorous nationwide
assessment of flood risk and the risk reduction benefits of
mangroves to people and property across Jamaica. |
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Ortega, Saul Torres Losada, Inigo J. Espejo, Antonio Abad, Sheila Narayan, Siddharth Beck, Michael W. |
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Ortega, Saul Torres Losada, Inigo J. Espejo, Antonio Abad, Sheila Narayan, Siddharth Beck, Michael W. |
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Ortega, Saul Torres |
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The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica |
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The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica |
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The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica |
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The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica |
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The Flood Protection Benefits and Restoration Costs for Mangroves in Jamaica |
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flood protection benefits and restoration costs for mangroves in jamaica |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/157781613105761209/The-Flood-Protection-Benefits-and-Restoration-Costs-for-Mangroves-in-Jamaica-Forces-of-Nature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35166 |
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