A healthy ocean, a protected climate
RESILAO – Resilience of West African Coastlines Cabo Verde, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Gambia (West Africa) Duration: 2023-2027 Project leader : Regional Partnership for the Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone (PRCM) Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary RESILAO is an ambitious regional project focused on strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and communities…
SCORE Coastal City Living Lab: Dublin, Ireland Dún Laoghaire on Dublin Bay (Irish Sea) Duration: 2021-2025 Project leader: University College Dublin, Ireland Classification Risks Solutions Actors Summary SCORE aims to increase climate resilience in European coastal cities. The project tackles specific challenges related to sea levels, coastal erosion and extreme weather events using an integrated…
SCORE Coastal City Living Lab: Sligo, Ireland County Sligo, Ireland Duration: 2021-2025 Project leader: Atlantic Technological University, Sligo, Ireland Classification Risks Solutions Actors Summary SCORE aims to increase climate resilience in European coastal cities. The project tackles specific challenges related to sea levels, coastal erosion and extreme weather events using an integrated solution of smart…
Coastal Observatory of New Caledonia (OBLIC) New Caledonia Duration: Since 2013 Leading organisations: Direction de l’Industrie, des Mines et de l’Energie de Nouvelle Calédonie (DIMENC), Service Géologique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (SGNC) Classification Risks Solutions Actors Summary In New Caledonia, part of coastal areas is confronted with climate change-induced hazards such as erosion and marine submersion.…
L-TAP: Tuvalu’s Long-term Adaptation Plan Tuvalu Duration: Since 2022 Leading organisations: UNDP, Government of Tuvalu Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary Tuvalu is an atoll nation whose capital Funafuti has an average of elevation 0.5m above normal spring high tides, making it particularly vulnerable to SLR. 46% of the central built area of Fongafale, the…
Thames Coromandel District Council Shoreline Management Pathways Project Coromandel, New Zealand Duration: 2019-2022 Leading organisation: Thames Coromandel District Council (TCDC) Classification Risks Solutions Actors Summary The Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand has 400 km of coastline and 90% of its population lives in the coastal zone. Following a 2018 storm, Thames Coromandel District Council decided…