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<p>The Government of Liberia through the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) has started working on constructing a rock revetment to protect West Point against coastal erosion and storms.</p>
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<p>EPA Executive Director, Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh made the disclosure Wednesday, February 23, 2023, when he met with a cross-section of residents of West Point at a meeting intended to raise awareness on climate change impacts and adaptation processes to build the resilience of <a></a>vulnerable communities.</p>
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<p>He said the Monrovia Metropolitan Coastal Resilience Project (MMCRP), which is co-funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Liberia is also intended to protect mangroves and strengthen gender-and-climate-sensitive livelihoods in several communities across Montserrado County.</p>
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<p>The coastal revetment construction will form part of a strategic, cohesive coastal adaptation strategy using an Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) approach.</p>
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