STUDY ON APPLICABILITY OF GRAVEL BEACH NOURISHMENT IN MAURITIUS

Abstract

 The Technical Cooperation Project was undertaken in Mauritius to examine the applicability of coastal conservation/protection measures against coastal disaster as an adaptation measure for future climate change. The demonstration project of gravel beach nourishment was implemented at the specific coastal area with the low elevation land to prevent wave overtopping to the hinter area. The contiguous monitoring has been carried out to justify the effect of this type of measures. The result shows high applicability on protection function and improvement on coastal use and environment.