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Developing Local Coastal AdaptationStrategies to

Climate Change across North West Europe:How IMCORE is addressing the Challenges

Stefan Gray, Val Cummins &

Jeremy Gault

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Overview

Introduction to the IMCOREproject

The challenges of local scaleclimate adaptation

The IMCORE approach tomeeting these challenges

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Facts & Figures

Project Composition

9 Case Study Sites

17 Partners / 5 member stat

8 Research Centres 6 local authorities (+ 4partners)

2 umbrella associations

1 SME

Project Duration 42 months:

May 08 ~ November 20

Total Funding 5,993,550

ERDF 2,996,775 (50%)

An introduction to theIMCORE project

The Expert Couplet Nodes

Aim of the project:To build adaptive capacity at the locallevel in the coastal zones of north west Europe.

LOCAL AUTHORITY BODIES

RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

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Networked experimentation and

An introduction to theIMCORE project

What the IMCORE project seeks toachieve:

Exploratoryscenarios

Visualisation

Coastalinundation

SLR/erosion

Industry/portfacilities

Exploratoryscenarios

Visualisation

Coastalinundation

SLR/erosion

Tourism,aquaculture

Normativescenarios

Visualisation

Coastalinundation

SLR/erosion

Tourism, industry

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The challenges of local scaleclimate adaptation

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The urgency of the issueInstances of flooding in Cork per decade

(Adapted from Tyrrell &Hickey, 1991)

The challenges of local scaleclimate adaptation

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Confusion: Mitigation vs. Adaptation

IPCC AR4, 2007: Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as isnow evident from observations of increases in global average air andocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and risingglobal mean sea level.

(Adapted from Tyrrell &Hickey, 1991)

The challenges of local scaleclimate adaptation

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The challenges of local scaleclimate adaptation

Why should we adapt?

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The challenges of local scaleclimate adaptation

Why should we adapt?

We always have, why stop now?

Courtesy of Prof Robert Devoy, UCC

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The IMCORE approachto meeting these challenges

The IMCORE approach: 5steps

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The IMCORE approachto meeting these challenges

1.Expert CoupletNodes

Cork Harbour Couplet

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2.Issue Identification

The IMCORE approachto meeting these challenges

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The output from this workshop and the process of organising the workshop, as for

all nine workshops, has been centrally collated into a single project output fordissemination

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Visualisation

The IMCORE approachto meeting these challenges

Scenario Workshop, April2010

The output from this workshop and the process of organising the workshop, as for

all nine workshops, has been centrally collated into a single project output fordissemination

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The IMCORE approachto meeting these challenges

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Conclusions

The methodologies were trialling are proving to beuseful tools of adaptation at the local scale

As the project continues, well learn more aboutwhich approach is most practical and effective in agiven coastal context

The outputs of the project are ultimately intendedto support local climate adaptation in coastal zonesthroughout Europe and beyond watch this space!

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Contact

www.imcore.euJeremy Gault

IMCORE ProjectManager

CMRCUniversity College CorkNaval BaseHaulbowlineCobh

Co. CorkIreland

Tel: +353 21 4703108Mail: j.gault@ucc.ie