A delegation from the European Union (EU), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will today conduct a site visit and tour the mangrove replanting project at Portland Cottage in Clarendon.

The project, valued at 4.482 million euro, and which is expected to last for 30 months, is being carried out under the supervision of NEPA.

Today’s tour, being done under component two of the Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Project, is expected to provide the overseas-based EU delegation with an opportunity for the gathering of pertinent information and a chance to see the impact the project has had on targeted communities.

The climate change project is seeking to assist, among other things, with the country’s adaptation to climate change; to contribute to sustainable development in the country by increasing the resilience of vulnerable areas (such as Portland Cottage); and reduce the risks that are associated with natural hazards, especially in vulnerable communities.

The project also aims to reduce downstream run-offs and other negative environmental and human impacts through rehabilitation and improved management of selected watersheds; to increase resilience of coastal eco-systems to climate change impacts; and to enhance institutional and local level capacity for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, through increasing capabilities and raising awareness.