Resilient Coasts – Caribbean Sea

Funded by The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation, the Resilient Coasts in the Caribbean project is a collaboration between SEI and governments and communities in eight countries: Dominican Republic, Cuba, Aruba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico. The project runs for 2.5 years to the end of 2026.

A diverse range of stakeholders will focus on three different aspects of coastal resilience:

• Increased coastal ecosystem restoration and protection.
• Locally led climate change adaptation with active community engagement.
• Co-creation of sustainable finance and business models for nature-based solutions.

This coastal zone project will use a “Living Lab” co-creation approach. The three project components will involve international knowledge exchange in nature-based solutions within the Caribbean region, community-based action, increased local capacity in coastal restoration and protection, climate change-resilient financing of local projects and policy advice.