Coastal Resilience in Grenada and St. Vincent & the GrenadinesAt the Water’s Edge (AWE)

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Grenadine Bank pilot EBA and resilience solutions in SIDS

simple evaluation methodology for pilot sites incorporating: ecological and socioeconomic indicators

Monitoring plan and reporting mechanism

Describe the

adaptation context

Define the desired

contribution to

adaptation

Develop adaptatio

n strategies

Create an adaptation theory

of change

Choose indicators

and set baselines

Develop and

implement a plan for

M&E

6-Steps to AWE M&E framework

Monitoring & EvaluationProject planning and development

Describe the

adaptation context

Define the desired

contribution to

adaptation

Develop adaptatio

n strategies

Create an adaptation theory

of change

Choose indicators

and set baselines

Develop and

implement a plan for

M&E

6-Steps to AWE M&E framework

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

Grenville Conceptual model

2. Contribution to Adaptation

3 Dimensions of Adaptation

AWE focus

Adaptive Capacity (readiness to deal with impacts)

Reinforcing community structure and raising awareness

Adaptation Action (direct interventions)

Concrete biophysical activities to reduce climate risks

Sustained development –(human-wellbeing and economic welfare)

Facilitating or establishing successful and sustainable development in vulnerable populations (Livelihood enhancement)

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

Participatory AWE adaptation strategies

1. Planning, ecological and engineering experts meeting

◦ Proposed solutions compiled in attractive booklet

◦ Miami

2. Community Meeting◦ Solutions refined into

strategies◦ Grenville

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

Where What (as listed in booklet) Type Action plan links (out of community disc) Indirect links to community actionsUpstream Stormwater ponds Biophysical freshwater

[Vegetation and planting] Biophysical Community awareness/mobilization[Update building codes] Policy

Water's edge Gray green shoreline stabilization (development?) Biophysical[Telescope beach public waterfront] mangrove planting Community awareness/mobilization[Soubise waterfront enhancement] fisher village Fisher cooperatives

green up/clean up Community awareness/mobilization

In the bay Mangrove Biophysical mangrove island Community awareness/mobilization

Reef Biophysical reef enhancement Community awareness/mobilization

Management Policy

Community Community Fisher cooperativesCommunity Community leadershipCommunity Seamoss processing trainingCommunity Fisher safetyCommunity Community awareness/mobilization

How do we get from strategies and actions to desired long term impacts

4. Theory of Change (Results Chain)

Less Vulnerable Grenville• ↑ adaptive

capacity• ↓ sensitivity • ↓ exposure

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

Grenville results chain (prelim)

Grenville results chain (prelim)

Grenville results chain (prelim)

3 main strategies

Main activities

Results

5. Indicators and Baselines

General Points AWE Focus

Indicators◦ Simple, cost effective,

scientifically sound, management relevant, affordable, etc.

Baselines◦ Temporal or Spatial

comparisons

Socio-Economic :

Biophysical

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

AWE Grenville strategies Activities Indicators

Telescope and Soubise: Improve coastal community structure and resilience -

Supports the implementation of EBA strategy and overall adaptation by improving the communities' adaptive capacity

Pay community members to plant and maintain mangroves in Telescope

Bio-Physical:

Mangrove health

Beach profile, area and accretion rates

Socio- Economic: Employment levels, Household income, Level of use of Telescope beach

Telescope and Soubise: Improve coastal landuse and habitat quality

Improve coastal landuse and habitat quality to meet community's needs.

Plant mangroves in Telescope

Scheduling Data management Roles and responsibilities Budget Report Cards (audience and

communication)

6. M&E Plan Development/Implementation

Adaptation context

Contribution to

Adaptation

Adaptation strategy

Theory of Change

Indicators &

Baselines

M&E plan

AWE specific lessons learned

What worked◦ 6-step process for M&E

framework◦ Joining Co- SeaChange

and Climate-eval

What didn’t◦ Premature M&E activities

Present and Future Challenges

◦ Data collection for project context, baseline and future monitoring

◦ Ownership and coordination of M&E process

◦ Keeping up with CoP

No universal indicators, unlike Climate Mitigation where tonnes of CO2 saved is globally accepted

Setting baselines when normal is changing?

Integrating ◦ Bottom-up and top-down approaches ◦ Short and Long-term scales of measurement◦ Audiences: Community, national, global

Broad challenges in measuring adaptation success

1. 6-step process is not prescriptive or linear but very useful so far:

2. Indicators: ◦ Scalability of indicators- pilot sites to national /

regional◦ Necessity/possibility of developing integrated bio-

physical and socioeconomic indicators

3. How is this different from conservation M&E as usual?

Issues for discussion