Sandwatch project This presentation was part of the UNESCO International Science School "Building resilient societies through the links between research, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation" at La Havana, Cuba

1. S A N D W A T C H
A n E d u c a t i o n a l T o o l
f o r S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t
Alondra I. González Ocasio
Michelle Stowe
Denys R. Ríos Grafals

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OBJECTIVES

3. WHY SANDWATCH?
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Provides a framework for students, teachers, and community groups to work together to:
– Critically evaluate the problems and conflicts facing beach environments
– Develop sustainable approaches to address these issues.
Keeps the care takers of beaches informed, to help them become more resilient to climate change.
Provides an avenue for countries around the world to assist each other via its database bank

4. EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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– Empower and encourage the
community.
– Change people’s behavior.
– Develop Approaches to Learning
(ATL) skills in students.
– Improve problem solving and
scientific skills.
ATL skill Skill clusters
Communication
Written
Orally
Social Collaboration
Self-
management
Organization
Affective
Reflective
Research
Information literacy
Media literacy
Thinking
Critical thinking
Creativity
Transfer
Approaches to Learning, International Baccalaureate (2014)
An approach to teaching and learning
that seeks to:

5. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND EDUCATION
Rising of sea levels
extreme weather events
Changing precipitation
patterns
Rising temperatures
Acidification of the oceans

6. WHAT DO WE DO?
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Jobos’ beach at Isabela, Puerto Rico
– Beach width and profile
– Beach clean ups
– Data analysis
La Punta at San Juan, Puerto Rico
– Beach width and profile
– Data analysis

7. WHAT DO WE DO?
BEACHES WHAT DO WE DO?

8. JOBOS, ISABELA
PUERTO RICO
August, 2015 November 2015

9. JOBOS, ISABELA
PUERTO RICO
November 2015

10. JOBOS, ISABELA
PUERTO RICO
February 2016

11. JOBOS, ISABELA
PUERTO RICO
March 2016

12. MEASURING BEACH PROFILE

13. MEASURING BEACH WIDTH

14. MEASURING LONG SHORE CURRENT

15. TESTING WATER QUALITY

16. Clean up of Jeff
Gregg rehabilitation
site

17. HOW WE DO IT?
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Puerto Rico
– Once a month at Jobos,
Isabela. (2015-2016)
– Twice a month at La
Punta, San Juan. (2017-
2018)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(Bequia)
– First Friday in every
month (once a month)

18. POSSIBLE GAPS
– Research
– Results
– Other activities

19. HURRICANE MARIA
AT RINCON

20. HURRICANE MARIA AT RINCON

21. Sargassum (sea-weed) in
Spring beach
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22. COMMUNICATION TOOLS
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Atomized media Sandwatch database
Local new outlets (news
papers).
Brochures
Involve the
community
Sandwatch as
school curricula
Educational
activities to the
public
Collaboration with
non-profit
organizations

23. REFERENCES