Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for coastal defence
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Tue 3 Feb 26
13:00 - 16:00
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Colchester Campus
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Event type
Workshops, training and support
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Event organiser
Life Sciences, School of
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Contact details
Michael Steinke msteinke@essex.ac.uk
01206 873318
Join us for a hybrid (in-person or online) workshop on Nature-based Solutions for coastal defence.
The consequences of climate change put coastal communities at risk of coastal erosion and flooding due to more frequent and intense storms on top of sea-level rise. While hard-engineered coastal defences are costly to build and maintain, living coastal defences such as mangrove and saltmarsh wetlands, or coral and oyster reefs are self-sustaining once established and can grow with increasing sea levels.
Our ongoing networking project A Roadmap for Building with Nature for Climate Change Adaptation investigated the utility of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to protect coastlines from erosion. Our case studies in Thailand, Egypt and the United Kingdom have demonstrated similarities in the pressures exerted by coastal erosion and the willingness by local stakeholders to consider NbS for future adaptation of coastal communities to the effects of climate change.
This dissemination workshop will:
- provide an international comparison of NbS to tackle coastal erosion,
- report on the implementation of NbS with local coastal-protection activities and their socioeconomic acceptance levels, and
- offer a forum for exchange of ideas and discussion.
Speakers
Speakers at this event include:
- Dr Michael Steinke, School of Life Sciences, University of Essex
- Dr Maged Ali, Essex Business School, University of Essex
- Asst. Prof. Narinratana (Nong) Kongjandtre, Department of Aquatic Science, Burapha University (Thailand)
- Prof. Moheb Mina Iskander, Coastal Research Institute, National Water Research Center (Egypt)
How to attend
This is a hybrid event. You can attend in-person in room EBS.1.1 (Colchester campus), or join us on Zoom.
Please book your place on Eventbrite. You will be able to select if you are attending in-person or online, those with an online booking will be sent the Zoom link.
