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MGI leads a site visit with the JPS Foundation, introducing them to KHEAM and the fight to save the essential Kingston and Port Royal Mangrove ecosystems. Key objectives of the Kingston Harbour Ecosystems Adaptation Measures (KHEAM) Project are to restore and rehabilitate mangrove ecosystems within the Kingston Harbour through reducing solid waste accumulation on our …Read more  »

White sandy beaches, integral to the Caribbean way of life, are being engulfed by Sargassum, transforming these pieces of paradise into a repugnant state, with rotten stenches and unsightly piles of algae that not only release toxic fumes but are also highly efficient at trapping waterborne solid waste litter. The precarious nature of Small Island …Read more  »

DE has worked with Caribbean partner MGI since 2013 developing environmental information systems in the Caribbean region. Our team has worked at the regional level and also with the national governments of Saint Lucia and Antigua & Barbuda on developing their National Environmental Information and Data Systems for Multilateral Environmental Agreement (MEA) reporting. The latest …Read more  »

Saint Lucia Climate Vulnerability Assessment of School Buildings and Sites. Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) recently wrapped up our work on the Education Quality Improvement Project aimed at assessing and identifying educational establishments at risk of climate change conditions in Saint Lucia. This project was most timely as the country continues to make quality adjustments and …Read more  »

What is ‘“Monitoring a large Sargassum bloom subject to a major volcanic eruption”, (MONISARG)? The Mona Geoinformatics Institute (MGI) has partnered with the University of Southampton (UoS) and The Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) on an environmental project, MONISARG, which aims at understanding variations in Sargassum inundation within the Caribbean region following …Read more  »

What is ‘More than Maps’? The Mona Geoinformatics Institute (MGI) has partnered with the University of Southampton (UoS), The University of Western Australia (UWA), and the University of Ghana (UoG) on a capacity-building project “Managing Climate Change Adaptation at the Coast through More than Maps” or “More than Maps”, which aims to develop the essential …Read more  »

Figure 1: The National Environmental Data and Information System home page. Policymakers, government officials, and residents of Antigua and Barbuda now have access to a wealth of national environmental data and information thanks to a pioneering online platform developed by the Mona Geoinformatics Institute (MGI) in partnership with Design + Environment Inc. (DE) Figure 3: …Read more  »

The KHEAM Project is well underway and MGI has so far completed Phase A of the fieldwork activities. State-of-the-art equipment and technology were utilized to obtain data critical to understanding conditions experienced in the environment and how they influence the movement of buoyant solid waste litter within the harbour.  The Implementation of Ecosystem Adaptation Measures …Read more  »

What is ‘Teleconnected SARgassum risks across the Atlantic: building capacity for TRansformational Adaptation in the Caribbean and West Africa’ (SARTRAC)? The Mona Geoinformatics Institute (MGI) has partnered with the University of Southampton (UoS), The Centre of Marine Sciences (CMS), The Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) and The University of Ghana (UoG), on …Read more  »

Our Mangroves The Kingston Harbour Marine Basin, approximately 50 km² (5,000 hectares) – part of a protected RAMSAR wetlands site – hosts mangrove ecosystems that provide key sustenance to Kingston Harbour marine and fish life, birds, mammals and reptiles, in addition to shoreline stabilisation for key infrastructure such as airports, shipping ports, real estate and …Read more  »