National Adaptation Plan for the Havana Coastal Zone in Cuba
Introduction
The project aims to support the formulation of the Adaptation Plan for the Havana Coastal Zone with a focus on medium- and long-term climate risks and vulnerabilities and integration of adaptation measures into the development planning process. The Havana Coastal Zone is a 47 km-long coastline with significant natural, aesthetic, cultural, and social heritage and economic assets, which houses 37% of the population of Havana.
The project contributes towards elimination of existing gaps in stakeholders’ coordination mechanisms and institutional, technological and technical capacities, and support further adaptation planning. The project will create a basis for updating and monitoring the Adaptation Plan for the Havana Coastal Zone and for rendering lessons for other Cuban coastal zones.
Project details
The objective of the project is to formulate an Adaptation Plan for the Havana Coastal Zone, which considers the medium (2030) and long-term (2050) climate risks and specific vulnerabilities and integrates adaptation measures and investment decisions into the development planning process with the involvement of key national and local stakeholders.
The Havana Coastal Zone (HCZ) is a hub for harbour, industrial and touristic activity in the region. In addition, it includes two protected natural areas and is located in the region of Cuba most frequently hit by hurricanes and cold fronts of varying intensities. The area experienced significant impacts during the Hurricane Irma (September 2017), which exposed key vulnerabilities and ratified the need for climate change adaptation-related studies, specifically to understand and forecast coastal flooding, and more effective adaptation measures to increase resilience. On April 2017, the Government of Cuba adopted "Tarea Vida" - a State Plan to Address Climate Change, which includes strategic actions and specific tasks and defines 15 priority areas, including the HCZ. This project supports development of the framework for the implementation of “Tarea Vida” in Havana, contributing with methodological tools for climate risk assessment and adaptation responsive land use planning.
The “Adaptation Plan for the Havana Coastal Zone” project will contribute towards closing information and knowledge gaps, strengthening technical and technological capacities, designing adequate and effective adaptation measures that are fully incorporated into the development plans, and training and sensitizing relevant actors on climate adaptation. Together, these actions will increase climate resilience in the HCZ.
- Municipality
- National Governments
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Cuba
- Cuba AdaptHabana
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Key results and output
- Outcome 1: The technical capacities of key stakeholders are built, and the information is updated to formulate the Adaptation Plan for the Havana Coastal Zone
- Outcome 2: Medium (2030) and long term (2050) adaptation measures are prioritized and aligned to the national, local and sectorial development planning.
- Outcome 3: The Adaptation Plan for the Havana Coastal Zone is formulated and disseminated, considering the outcomes of the previous phase.