16 Nov 2015
Also read Phil Dyke’s blog below The National Trust is calling for urgent action from Government and agencies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure all coastal areas are ready for the enormous challenges presented by severe storms and rising sea levels. Twelve and a half thousand new homes and businesses have been built […]
01 Dec 2014
A technology development body launched yesterday by the Scottish government is to offer jobs to some staff at collapsed wave power firm Pelamis. The new body – called Wave Energy Scotland – will aim to bring the best engineering and academic minds together to work on furthering wave technology. Speaking at Holyrood, energy minister Fergus […]
21 Oct 2014
Adapting to climate change has reached the political agenda in most European countries, according to the most comprehensive analysis of adaptation in Europe published to date. Extreme weather events and EU policies were the most common reasons for beginning to address adaptation. The survey brings together detailed responses from 30 European countries, which are analysed […]
10 Jun 2014
The second project was a major beach regeneration scheme on the Dutch coast, described by Jaan Flikweert of Royal Haskoning DHV. This project – primarily intended to improve coastal flood defences – placed 21.5 million cubic metres of sand at one location and allowed natural processes to transport the sand to where it was needed. […]
02 Jun 2014
Project Report: On 5th and 6th December 2013 the largest storm surge in 60 years hit the East Coast of England, causing extensive damage to property and habitats. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts with confidence that in the 21st Century sea levels will rise, the rate at which sea levels continue to rise […]
15 Apr 2014
Phil Dyke National Trust ‘Almost a decade ago the National Trust investigated how our coastline was likely to change over the next 100 years. Out of this research came the seminal Shifting Shores report (2005), which held one clear message — as a nation we can no longer build our way out of trouble on […]