As we approach the end of 2021, we thought we would take the opportunity to reflect on what has been a busy and action-packed year for the CCAT team. Many of the challenges that we first experienced...
A starting point for the CCAT project was the work of the Scottish biologist and town planner, Patrick Geddes (1854-1932), who observed the need to engage the entire community in the transition to a...
When former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger set up an online meeting with Alok Sharma in May 2021, he stated: “no one knows what COP stands for”. Mr. Sharma may have been...
Coastal Communities Adapting Together (CCAT) has developed a comprehensive study about the evolution of legislation, policies and plans that are essential to promoting the debate about coastal...
The big adaptation to climate change happening here on Milford Haven Waterway is the development of a world-class marine energy and engineering centre of excellence at Pembroke Dock, and the...
As noted in the last Irish government’s strategy for engaging young people in the decision-making process, “[w]e often think of children only in their capacity as future adults, with less...
After months of Zoom, the CCAT Virtual Reality event in May had offered some hope of escape from the confines of the lockdown office and classroom. With risk assessments completed...
When the CCAT project started in Sept. 2019, we developed an eco-code that avoided air travel across borders. As a climate adaptation project, we felt it was essential to make sure that we would...
Engaging coastal communities in climate change has never been more important. Improvements in policy are needed to combat climate change impacts on vulnerable coastal communities. In order to improve...
Climate change is undoubtedly the biggest challenge of this century, with consequences for our global ecosystems, fauna and flora species, human settlements, and economies. Effects of climate change...