2. Liberia Adaptation in Monrovia Municipality

1. GEF BREIFING
Gesler E. Murray 1
Jan. 23, 2019Presentation to the Press
BENJAMIN S. KARMORH, JR.
FOCAL POINT, UNFCCC- LIBERIA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF
LIBERIA
PRESENTATION TO THE CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND PLANNING
REGARDING MONROVIA MUNIPICALITY
SONGDO, SOUTH KOREA
KOREA
APRIL 11, 2019

2. O
ADD-ON COASTAL DEFENSE
PROJECT
Community Based Adaptation Planning

3. COASTAL DEFENSE PROJECT
• Phase 1 of project to be completed with key
accomplishments to include:
– Installation of 1,025 meters of revetments/seawalls along a
targeted 1,200 meters of the New Kru Town coastline;
– Protection of D. Tweh High School, the Faith in Christ
Elementary and Junior High School, Redemption Hospital
alongside a number of other structures;
– Construction of two mini-fishing docks;
– Attraction for recreation and domestic tourism

4. GEF BREIFING
Gesler E. Murray 4
Jan. 23, 2019Presentation to the Press
PROGRESS (south side)
BEFORE AFTER
CURRENT STATUS
• 1025 linear meters completed (175 m left
for fishing docks)
• ≈ 1.5 to 1.8 meters height achieved
• Road width = 7 meters
PREVIOUS
WORKS
PROJECT
OVERVIE
W
PROCEDURE PROGRESS MAINTENANCE CONSTRAINTSVULNERABILITY
COASTAL DEFENSE PROJECTcont’d

5. PROCEDURE
Boulder installation Leveling and Geomat placement
Slope profiling
Installation of quarry stones
PREVIOUS
WORKS
PROJECT
OVERVIE
W
PROCEDURE PROGRESS MAINTENANCE CONSTRAINTSVULNERABILITY
Building of slopeCompaction & levelling
COASTAL DEFENSE PROJECT cont’d

6. Aerial View

7. COASTAL DEFENSE PROJECT cont’d
• Phase 2 : will include protection of the 1979
OAU village which contains:
– the once-5-star Hotel Africa;
– about 29 Presidential villas;
– the Unity Conference Center building; and
– Other vulnerable areas to be identified.
A B

8. COASTAL DEFENSE PROJECT cont’d
A B
C
D

9. COMMUNITY BASED ADAPTATION
A
B
C
D

10. COMMUNITY BASED ADAPTATION
70 young volunteers drawn from selected communities in
Monrovia formed part of a two-day Community Based
adaptation training at the Monrovia City Hall, on the
benefits and impacts of coastal ecosystems and the
urgency for grassroots community action to combat
climate change in Liberia.
The exercise is part of series of activities organized under
the UNDP National Adaptation Plans Project (NAPs) in
partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia
(SCNL) and the National Disaster Management Agency
(NDMA), with funding from the Green Climate Fund.

11. Management of the artisanal and small-scale mining activities in
Liberia has become a critical issue within the Country’s mineral
sector
➢ The pervasive and unprecedented nature of illegal alluvial
mining activities has reached a point of serious concern that
can no longer be ignored by all stakeholders.
➢ For over two years now the Ministry of Mines and Energy has
not been able to run an effective M&E due to lack of funding
and logistics for inspectorate operations.
➢ This has resulted into the Ministry’s inability to an effective
licensing regime.
ASM SUB-SECTOR

12. Limited presence of field staff and inspectors has
exacerbated:
• Continuous usage of heavy machineries without
required plans and permits;
• Introduction of dangerous chemical substances
for the recovery of gold;
• Pollution of our water bodies, the environmental
health and safety concerns; and
• Most importantly, trading and usage of Illegal
drugs, money laundering and security concerns
within these affected areas, Etc.
ASM SUB-SECTOR Cont’d

13. COMMUNITY BASED ADAPTATION IN
LIBERIA