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Submergig Kribi

Coastal Erosion in Kribi: When the Sea Takes Back the Land

Kribi under threat.
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Each year, the ocean advances, swallowing up meters of land in come areas in Kribi. Roads collapse, houses sink and the vibrant beaches disappear slowly.
Lives on the frontline.

local fishers, traders and families are losing homes as the sea erode not jut land but their sources of income. Coastal erosion in Kribi is no longer just environmental- it is a human crisis

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Collapsing shoreline / damaged road Kribi under threat.
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Livelihoods under pressure.

Fishing and tourism, the backbone of kribi’s economy is under threat as beaches shrink and sites vanish.

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Climate change amplifies nature’s force.

The sea level is rinsing, the stronger waves are accelerating erosion, turning seasonal tides into danger zones.

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Solutions exist, but time is running out.

The costal erosion is visible on the mangroves that once protected the coast line.

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Collapsing shoreline / damaged road Kribi under threat.
Nature offers protection — if protected.

Mangroves act as living shields against waves, while sustaining fish stocks. Restoring them is both an environmental and livelihood solution.

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Mangroves / community-led restoration Nature offers protection — if protected.
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Breakwaters or stalled coastal protection works Solutions exist, but time is running out.

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