Erosion is an issue affecting many coastal villages but tonight we can tell you that a team of Cuban experts from the Institute of Marine Sciences and GAMMA SA have covered significant ground in the south for the past two weeks as they conduct preliminary coastal erosion assessments. The team arrived mid-august and has completed coastal surveys, sand sampling, and sediment thickness measurements among other activities in Hopkins Village and Dangriga Town. Next week, they'll be looking at a community that's washing away by the day: Monkey River. The experts will then depart Belize on Friday, September 24th. The field assessment will result in the identification and feasibility study of appropriate climate technology solutions and the design and development of a shoreline recovery and stabilization project for Dangriga Town and Hopkins Village.
In September, the team also carried out a field visit to Barranco Village and Punta Gorda Town to learn from the experience of the villagers on the erosion that has taken place and also for the experts to carry out a preliminary assessment.
