Increasing socio-ecological resilience in the Uruguayan coastal zone and strengthening the adaptive capacity of its infrastructure: REACC COSTAS

                    PART I: PROJECT/PROGRAMME INFORMATION
Title of Project/Programme:                Increasing socio-ecological resilience in the Uruguayan
coastal zone and strengthening the adaptive capacity of its infrastructure: REACC COSTAS
Country:                                      Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del
Uruguay)
Thematic Focal Area:
Type of Implementing Entity:                  Regional IE.
Implementing Entity:                          CAF, Corporación Andina de Fomento (Banco de
Desarrollo de América Latina).
Executing Entities:                           CND, Corporación Nacional para el Desarrollo.
Amount of Financing Requested:                10,000,000 (in U.S Dollars Equivalent)

Project Formulation Grant Request (available to NIEs only): Yes ☐             No ☒
Amount of Requested financing for PFG: Not applicable (in U.S Dollars Equivalent)

Letter of Endorsement (LOE) signed:            Yes ☐     No ☐

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    Project/Programme Background and Context:
    Summary

1. Coastal erosion and coastal flooding are the main impacts of climate change on the Uruguayan coast. It is
    estimated that, already today, about 42% of the River Plate (Río de la Plata) coast and 32% of the Atlantic coast
    are subject to erosion, particularly during extreme events such as storms caused by wind and wave action.
    Flash floods are caused by a combination of meteorological and hydrological effects. The occurrence of high
    tides with large atmospherically induced storm surges has led to the deterioration and loss of beaches and
    dunes, as well as damage to coastal infrastructure.
2. These problems are aggravated by rising sea levels and the increasing frequency of extreme events such as
    intense storms, a direct consequence of climate change. The ENSO phenomenon is of particular concern, as it
    has the greatest impact on precipitations. As a result, the threat to coastal cities, residential communities,
    infrastructure, beaches, wetlands, and ecosystems is increasing. The number of people affected grows in
    relation to the return periods of extreme events (TR5 several hundred; TR500 several thousand).
3. The economic cost of erosion is already significant, reaching USD $45.5 million annually. This value is expected
    to increase by 25% by the end of the 21st century. It is evident that climate change will worsen existing
    challenges, such as drainage and river discharge problems, poor practices, and human-induced ecosystem
    degradation. These non-climatic factors add to the complex reality of a territory that is highly dependent on the