Training for Provincial Engineers — Small-Scale Coastal Protection Works
Solomon Islands
UNCDF / Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) Facility | 2025–2026
Building local engineering capacity to support the planning and delivery of small-scale coastal protection projects in the Solomon Islands.
Building Local Capacity for Coastal Protection
Through the Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) Facility, Intercoastal is supporting Solomon Islands Provincial and Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS) engineers to strengthen their capacity to plan, design and implement small-scale coastal protection projects.
The program introduces provincial engineers to climate risks affecting coastal areas and builds understanding of key coastal engineering concepts that can be applied to projects within their own provinces.
Project Highlights
Provincial capacity building
Supporting engineers to develop locally applicable coastal engineering skills
Small-scale coastal protection
Guidance focused on the planning and design of practical coastal protection projects
Climate risk
Building understanding of climate risks affecting coastal areas
2025–2026
Program delivery
From Coastal Risk to Practical Design
Effective small-scale coastal protection begins with understanding the coastal environment and the climate risks affecting individual sites.
Intercoastal is providing guidance to Provincial and MPGIS engineers on the design of coastal protection projects proposed for funding through the LoCAL Facility.
The training connects key coastal engineering concepts with their practical application, helping engineers build the knowledge needed to plan and design projects within the varied coastal environments of the Solomon Islands.
Practical field training supporting the application of coastal engineering and surveying concepts in the Solomon Islands.
Building Capacity for Locally Led Delivery
A key focus of the program is ensuring that technical knowledge can be applied beyond the training itself.
By strengthening the capacity of provincial engineers to understand coastal climate risks and apply key engineering concepts, the program supports their ability to plan, design and implement small-scale coastal protection projects within their own provinces.
The engineering knowledge developed through the program can continue to support locally led coastal protection projects within the provinces.
Field-based coastal assessment supporting practical learning in the Solomon Islands.
Intercoastal’s Role
Intercoastal is guiding Solomon Islands Provincial and MPGIS engineers in the design of small-scale coastal protection projects for funding under the LoCAL Facility.
The program introduces engineers to climate risks in coastal areas, develops their understanding of key coastal engineering concepts and strengthens their capacity to apply this knowledge to the planning, design and implementation of coastal protection projects.
Project Details
Client: United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Program: Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) Facility
Location: Solomon Islands
Project period: 2025–2026
Services: Coastal Engineering · Climate Adaptation & Resilience
