The Liberian capital Monrovia is particularly vulnerable to climate effects, namely sea level rise
and the increased frequency of high-intensity storms. This has resulted in coastal erosion and
shoreline retreat, which threatens the sustainability of ecosystem services and directly impacts
Monrovians’ fishery-based livelihoods of approximately 55,000 Monrovians, 46% of whom are
women.
Therefore, in an effort to reduce the vulnerability of coastal environments/ecosystems to climate
risks; the Government of Liberia (GoL), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) developed the Monrovia Metropolitan Climate Resilience
Project (MMCRP). The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) is the Executing
Entity for the project, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the
Accredited Entity. The MMCRP is financed through a grant from GCF and co-finance from
UNDP and GoL. The core aim of the Project is to build the long-term climate resilience of
coastal communities in Liberia by both addressing immediate adaptation priorities and creating
an enabling environment for up-scaling coastal adaptation initiatives to other parts of Monrovia
and Liberia. This will be achieved through three outputs, namely:

 Output 1: Protection of coastal communities and infrastructure at West Point against erosion
caused by sea-level rise and increasingly frequent high-intensity storms;
 Output 2: Institutional capacity building and policy support for the implementation of
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) across Liberia; and

 Output 3: Protection of mangroves and strengthening of gender- and climate-sensitive
livelihoods to build local climate resilience in Monrovia (Output 3).

The project is expected to enhance coastal protection, foster improved coastal management and
present local communities with diversified climate-resilient livelihoods. The project
interventions of coastal protection, comprehensive, long-term planning for coastal zone
management and the strengthening of local livelihoods — in conjunction with strong awareness-
raising and knowledge management considerations — will address both the immediate and long-
term impacts of climate change on the coast of Monrovia and facilitate the potential for up-
scaling these initiatives across Liberia. The Project will also catalyze a paradigm shift in the
management of Monrovia’s coastal zone towards an integrated, transformative and proactive
approach that addresses current and anticipated climate change risks and which mixes both
infrastructure (where necessary) and coastal ecosystems in adaptation efforts.

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