Ground Swell - North West Coast of Antigua

Ground Swell - North West Coast of Antigua

Some forces of change, such as hurricanes and winter swells are natural, and there is little we can do to stop them, yet there are ways we can help to slow down the rate of erosion:

• Planning new development so that it is a safe distance behind the beach will reduce the need for expensive sea defence measures in the future

• Revegetating dunes with native vegetation e.g. grasses and vines, and planting beach areas beyond the reach of storm waves with salt-resistant, deep-rooting trees, such as sea-grape. (Additional development controls are required in the beach, fragile offshore cays.)

• Resorting to hard engineering structures such as seawalls,
revetments and bulkheads, only when there is a need to protect beachfront property from wave action. Such structures, even with careful design, result in the loss or narrowing of the beach over time.

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