IMPLEMENTAION OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ON GRAVEL BEACH NOURISHMENT IN TUVALU

Abstract

 The pilot project of gravel beach nourishment was undertaken in Tuvalu in order to protect the land against coastal erosion and wave overtopping. The community-based adaptive management corresponding to the level of beach use was proposed, and implemented based on the monitoring result for two years. The result shows that the nourished beach can be effectively maintained by the Tuvalu people with low technology and limited equipment.