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Coastal Communities Adapting Together Exchanging Knowledge and Best Practice Across Borders
17th November 2020 - 19th November 2020
As climate change and sustainability become central elements of policy making there is an opportunity to learn from others and to build on existing best practice in coastal management, climate change and adaptation. The Coastal Communities Adapting Together (CCAT) event hosted by Fingal County Council and Cardiff University brought together a diverse range of practitioners and academics with expertise in policy making, coastal management, climate change adaptation, community engagement and more. There were speakers from national and local governments looking at community case studies from across Ireland, England and Wales. The event was CPD accredited for Engineers Ireland, the Irish Planning Institute and the Irish Landscape Institute.
Date: 17th to 19th Nov. 2020
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Location: online
DAY 1
Welcome from Minister Darragh O’Brien, TD. Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Presentations
Introduction to the CCAT Project
Dr. Karen Foley
Towards Sustainable Coasts – The Challenges of Applying Nature Based Coastal Protection
Dr Iris Möller
Managing Coastal Flood Risk in Ireland: Now and into the Future
Mark Adamson – Office of Public Works
Shoreline Management Planning and Climate Change Adaptation in Wales
Louise Pennington – Natural Resources Wales
Shoreline Management Planning and the reality of Managing the Coast
John Buttivant – Environment Agency
Responding to the Climate Emergency – is Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Governance in England and Wales Fit for the Future?
Dr. Meghan Alexander – University of East Anglia
DAY 2
Presentations
Protecting Our Coastline: Coastal Erosion and the Challenges for Irish Local Authorities
Hans Visser – Fingal County Council
Coastal Change in Fingal, a Local Authority Response
Kevin Halpenny – Fingal County Council
Partnership Working – Transitioning to a Tesilient Coast for Norfolk and Suffolk
Karen Thomas – Coastal Partnership East
Medmerry: Coastal Change and Community Support
Adrian Thomas – Royal Society for Protection of Birds
Climate Adaptation, Managed Retreat and the Implications for Communities: Key Findings and Recommendations from the Geoplan Research Project
Daniel Tubridy – University College Dublin
DAY 3
Presentations
Living with Erosion as State & EU Agencies Play ‘Pass the Parcel’
Raymond Brett – Burrow Residents Association, Co. Dublin
Sea Change on the Maharees: A Collaborative Approach to Protecting the Coastline and Community of Maharees
Martha Farrell – Maharees Conservation Assoc., Co. Kerry
CHERISH project
Sarah Davies
Climate Risks and the Adaptation Gap in Wales: National and Local Perspectives
Alan Netherwood – Cardiff University
Overview of CCAT Community Engagement Tools
Alex Cameron-Smith – Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum