An Overview Of Our Solution
- Population Impacted:
- Continent: North America
地址
Belmont Fishing Beach
Bluefields
牙买加
电子邮件
受影响的人口
尺寸
6 miles radius (Bluefields, Mearnsville/Auldayr, Cave/Cave Mountain and Beeston Spring)
主要职业
社区所依赖的本地资源，以及用于什么目的
对资源的本地威胁
气候危害
敏感度等级
适应能力水平
Upgrading of our Schools and Teachers, Fishery Protected Area, Organic Farming, Craft Development, Tourism Development (birdwatching, Hiking, Nature Walk, Marine Tours and accommodations).
生态成本
生态效益
用于衡量效益的经济指标
hence reducing the use of dynamite and destruction of the coral reefs and sea bed grass.
经济成本
Work with Community Based Organization (CBOs) and Businesses and having a 50% membership attendance at meetings. Persons from these CBOs and Businesses earnings come from farming, fishing, tourism, teaching, and small entrepreneur ventures.
经济效益
It Cost 10 million Jamaican Dollars per year to run the Marine Protected Area, Community Meetings cost $20,000.00 and for Job Training $150,000.00 per workshop per twenty five persons.
用于衡量效益的生态指标
The marine protected areas and other protection areas are providing steady employment for fishers who became wardens and community persons. Alternative livelihood through tourism arrival increase earnings from eco-tours, marine tours, craft sales, accommodations, agro-processing products and catering services. This increases the purchasing power of persons who are generating funds from the above mentioned opportunities.
您的社区在实施此解决方案时面临哪些挑战？
Whenever a group of fifteen tourists come into the community each one is spending a minimum of US$1,000.00
描述用于开发解决方案的基于社区的流程，包括使用的工具和流程
We meet as a council at least once per month to reach a consensus on the important issues: These meetings include representatives from the various Community Based Organizations (CBOs). Since we started in 1988, we have being meeting to come up with our five year development plan and have identified the four developmental goals which are: Education for All, Food for All, Jobs for All and the protection of our resources. We have also agreed to use Geo-Tourism to be the main community development driver. We have the Bluefields 20/20 vision plan. We also engaged partner such as Government, Universities, research organizations and funding agencies.
关注的气候危害
您的解决方案如何减少暴露和缓冲/保护受影响的生态系统？
The marine protected area is aiding in the protection of shoreline and fisheries, Organic Farming is protecting the land while Geo-Tourism is proving alternative livelihood.
How has your solution increased the capacity of the ecosystem to adapt to potential climate changes?
Having the Marine protected area , sea grass beds, coral reefs and shoreline are more intact and stable. The Organic farming reduces landslide, flooding, less use of chemicals in growing land produce and the poisoning of our waters.
您的解决方案如何减少受影响社区的暴露并缓冲/保护受影响的社区？
The marine protected area and the organic farming are reducing storm surge, less flooding, lost of land, pollution of our rivers and underground water.
您的解决方案如何降低受影响社区的敏感性？
The Marine protected area in allowing for the regeneration of the fisheries which is seeing fishers catching more fish and having more marine life to show visitors coming to the area. Those who live on the shoreline are better protected because mangroves and other plat lives are encourage to grow. Residents have also been prepare to move to higher ground when building new residences and accommodations
您的解决方案如何提高当地社区适应潜在气候变化的能力？
With the implementation of our programs and projects the community is better prepare to protect our resources and are intentionally creating alternative livelihood in aggro-processing, craft development and Geo-tourism reduce the pressure natural environment which make the community more safe.
这个解决方案可以在其他地方复制吗？
Resistance from fishers who continue to poach in the Marine Protected area and lack of adequate resources. Constant dialogue with Government, Funding Agencies, to increase resources and enforcers. Meeting with Fishers and community stakeholders to increase awareness which is contributing to greater compliance.