Coastal Resilience Webinar Series

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the very first webinar series hosted by the DCC-CR. This new initiative is designed with a specific goal in mind: to showcase the DCC-CR, its core initiatives, and to shine a spotlight on the dedicated researchers and members of our community of practice.

Our webinar series will serve as the cornerstone for forging a robust and interconnected community of passionate individuals who share our commitment to coastal resilience. It will be a platform where we present projects and delve into the innovative approaches of our researchers and community members.

Through these webinars, we aim to foster meaningful connections, facilitate knowledge sharing, and inspire collaborative efforts that will drive advancements in the field of coastal resilience. Join us on this exciting journey as we kickstart this dynamic exchange of ideas and initiatives that will undoubtedly shape the future of our coastal resilience work. You can browse the agenda here below.

This webinar series has been co-organized with the Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC), who is hosting the webinars and who has contributed since the start to shaping the activities of the DCC-CR.

Date: September 27^th, 2023 – 16:00 CEST 

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Coastal resilience is at the centre of reflections on how to deal with a changing climate for a large portion of the world population. From the urgency to stimulate action and catalyze forces to advance research on this topic, the Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience was born, in the framework of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Join this webinar to learn more about the Centre and its activities, to dive into the Ocean Decade and to hear the experience of the projects working to understand our coasts better.

Speakers:

• Andrea Valentini – DCC-CR 
• Emma Needham – UN Ocean Decade Coordination Unit 
• Vivianne Solis-Weiss – Integrated Coastal Management as an adaptation to climate change measure

Date: Thursday, October 19^th 2023 – 17:00 CEST 

Community engagement and empowerment are crucial elements for the success of any project. They play a vital role in informing communities about the challenges that impact their homes and empowering them to take action. 

SeaPaCS and Save the Waves represent two distinct approaches to coastal community engagement. SeaPaCS is a European-funded project that focuses on data collection and actively involves local communities in the process. On the other hand, Save the Waves is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of surfing spots. They have developed the 'Save the Waves App' which places the monitoring process directly into the hands of users, thereby promoting community involvement. 

Speakers:

• Chiara Certomà (University of Turin), Federico Fornaro (Italian Naval League) – SeaPaCS 
• Diego Sancho (Save the Waves Coalition) – Save the Waves App

Date: Tuesday, November 14^th 2023 – 11:00 CET 

The AXA Research Fund has awarded 8 fellowships to researchers worldwide, providing support for research projects focused on coastal and community resilience. These projects take an interdisciplinary approach and offer valuable perspectives on coastal resilience from physical, economic, and social standpoints.

In this webinar, we will invite two of the fellows to present their research and the potential it holds for understanding and enhancing coastal and community resilience. By analysing two different scientific approaches to the topic of coastal resilience, the webinar will dive into the added value of different perspectives and methodologies to understand coastal environments.

Speakers: 

• Andrea Ficchì (PoliMi) – Strengthening Coastal Communities’ Resilience Through Better Forecasting and Projecting Compound Flood Risk 
• Megnaa Mehtta (UCL) – Women’s Livelihoods in Vulnerable Coastlines

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