Recommendations for design of a coastal protection system for shoreline protection, Yaren district, Republic of Nauru (RON)

Abstract

This report presents preliminary results and design guidelines for a coastal protection system, for a section of an eroding coastline, in Yaren District, Republic of Nauru. These guidelines were drafted and prepared following a request from the office of the President, Republic of Nauru (RON), to SOPAC, to assess an appropriate protection system for a chronically eroding coast in Yaren District. Yaren District is located in the southwest part of Nauru and is the site of the capital of Nauru. The problem coastline is a segment of shorefront, just west and southwest of the airport runway and east of the Government buildings and Parliamentary complex. The residents in the District have also noticed significant erosion of the coastal areas, including loss of beach sand and loss of land over the past months. At the request of RON and with financial support of the RON, the author made a site visit and evaluated the erosion problem. The visit was conducted between 5 th – 7th September 2000.