Beach Monitoring Exchange SAICUBA February 1824, 2005

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Beach Monitoring Exchange SAI-CUBAFebruary
18-24, 2005
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Laying the foundation

• UNESCO since 1999 help build capacity in the
  SAI Archipelago for beach monitoring
  
• Spanish language and the SAI experience in beach
  monitoring for more than 5 years were key factors
  for exchange planning
  
• Dra. Gillian Cambers facilitated networking with
  the COSALC SAI activities and the Havana Costa
  Sur DPPF UNESCO project
  

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Laying the Foundation

• Community Best Practices to Cope with Beach
  Erosion Workshop, 23-27 Feb., 2004, Havana.
  Funded by UNESCO, the Physical Planning Institute
  and the Havana Province Physical Planning. A very
  important event that provided and opportunity to
  exchange on beach erosion, and future networking
  within the Caribbean.
• Facing erosion at the Mayabeque Beach by Fara
  Carreras. Where some actions were undertaken to
  mitigate beach erosion, with technical advise
  from Dr Gillian Cambers. As a complementary
  activity it was suggested that a beach monitoring
  program should be initiated to measure the future
  changes on Mayabeque and other beaches on the
  south coast of the island.
• UNESCO funded beach monitoring training workshop,
  Feb. 18-24, 2005
  
• UNESCO donated beach monitoring equipment to the
  Cuba project
  

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Implementation of the Exchange

• In situ briefing on beach monitoring techniques
• Indoor training session
• Field training
• Software training and data analysis

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Indoor Training Session

• 5 specialist from the Costa Sur DPPF- UNESCO
  project were given the theoretical training in a
  workshop that was held
  
• 2 phases (1 on the importance of beaches,
  monitoring methodology and in managing the
  Profana program, and analyzing the information)

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Field Training

• Reference points were established.
• Profiles were measured acordingly to the shape of
  the beach.

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Data analysis

• The field data collected were entered into the
  Profana data base, developed by Dr Gillian
  Cambers. This is a very important tool for data
  analysis. Team were properly train in software
  management.

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Outputs
Setup of 11 reference points for long term beach
monitoring at Mayabeque, Municipality of Melena
del Sur. Comparison with previous measurements
taken by Dra. Gillian Cambers. There was an
apparent recovery of the beach.
Year monitoring plan formulated for the Mayabequ
e beach.
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5 specialist from the Costa Sur Project were tra
ined in equipment management, data collection,
management of Profana software and data
analysis. Profana program were install in the 9
Municipalities of the South Coast of the
island. Experience and literature exchanges
Extension of the COSALC program in the Caribbean
Outputs
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Conclusions
Monitoring with COSALC methodology at the
Mayabeque beach will be a tool to prove the
positive or negative results of the actions
undertaken within the project Coping with beach
erosion at Mayabeque. Beach monitoring prog
ram will be a tool for future decision making in
the area and best management practices planning.
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Recommendations
Carry out education and awareness programs in
the south coast, to foster proper beach
management. Develop complementary activities s
uch as dunes reforestation, beach cleanups,
implement garbage management programs and set up
informative sign boards.
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Recommendations
Conduct beach monitoring training workshops at t
he other 8 municipalities on the south coast of
the island. Conduct at least three monitoring a
ctivities yearly and define when necessary after
storm events. Maintain permanent communication
with the SAI monitoring program for continuous
advice and strengthen the program in Cuba.