The Seychelles EbA protocol aims to support EbA project planners and practitioners to design and plan step-by-step EbA interventions in coastal wetlands. It is developed based on direct experience, challenges and lessons learned from the EbA pilot interventions under the EbA South project in the Seychelles. It also highlights the adaptive management approach to address unexpected situations throughout the project implementation on-the-ground. The content can be applied beyond the Seychelles to other coastal communities and particularly SIDS facing similar climate change impacts.

EbA South is a full-sized GEF project, funded through the Special Climate Change Fund. Officially known under the title “Enhancing Capacity, Knowledge and Technology Support to Build Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Developing Countries”, the project is implemented by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and executed by the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) through the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR, CAS). The UNEP-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) is a UNEP collaborating centre based in China. It is the first centre in the South for the South and provides overall project management services, technical support and fosters South-South linkages for the project. This EbA protocol is a product of the EbA South project.

For more information about EbA South, please visit: www.ebasouth.org.