Excerpt from climatecentre.org
The Grenada Red Cross is creatively supporting two local communities, Woburn and Telescope, in strengthening resilience through ecosystem-based adaptation and environmental education.
A children’s book, Mangrove Heroes: Saving Our Shores!, has been rolled out at the communities’ respective primary schools, introducing young readers to the critical role or mangroves in coastal protection, biodiversity and climate resilience.
It was developed by the IFRC in consultation with the Grenada Red Cross Society and the Jamaica Red Cross.
Mangrove Heroes is part of a broader resilience-building framework under the Ecological Connectivity and Community Resilience project, funded by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund and is being implemented in Grenada and Jamaica.
ECCR achievements to date include an enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (eVCA) last April, a brief on community advocacy and policy, and a broader framework to guide ecosystem-based, community-led resilience.