Webinar: Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts
Interested in what coastal communities are working on across the vast Atlantic pond?
The Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts (PACCo) project is aimed at demonstrating that it is possible to work with stakeholders in estuarine regions to deliver a range of benefits for people and the environment by adapting pre-emptively to climate change. It has a total value of €26m, with €17.8m coming from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The primary output will be a transferable model to influence policy makers at national and EU level and enable climate change adaptation at more sites.
The project focuses on two pilot sites: the lower Otter Valley, East Devon, England (www.lowerotterrestorationproject.co.uk) and the Saâne Valley in Normandy, France.
About this event
This talk will give an overview of the Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts (PACCo) project, the Environment Agency’s approach to climate change adaptation and the challenges and benefits.
PACCo is a coastal climate adaptation project aimed at taking pre-emptive action on two intertidal estuaries threatened by sea level rise. One in Devon (the Lower Otter Restoration Project) and the other in Normandy (Basse Saâne: 2050). This international partnership project will see two estuaries restored, nature enhanced and the historical infrastructure associated with two river valleys protected.
The aim of PACCo is to show that it is possible for many estuaries and coasts to adapt to climate change. It will also create a transferable model of how this can be done, informed by the experiences of the two case study sites.
Speakers
- Dr Lydia Burgess Gamble – PACCo Project Manager, Environment Agency
- Dr Sam Bridgewater – Head of Wildife & Conservation, Clinton Devon Estates
- Mike Williams, PACCo Senior User, Environment Agency
Photo credit - KOR Communications
Event Information
| Event Date | Feb-03-2022 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Location | Online |
| Categories | Webinars |
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