2. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 EUROSION Coastal Erosion - Assessing the needs for actions Project funded by the European Commission

3. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 OBJECTIVE “To provide the European Commission with a package of recommendations on policy and management measures to address coastal erosion in the EU. These recommendations should be based on a thorough assessment of the state of coastline and of the response options available at each level of administration.”

4. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 ORIGINS Jan. 2001 : Budget amendment proposed by the European Parliament July 2001 : Call for tender launched by the the Directorate General Environment Dec. 2001 : Appointment of the consortium led by the National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management of the Netherlands Jan. 2002 : Starting date Jan. 2004 : Expected ending date

5. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 Unit B.3 Territorial Dimension European Commission Directorate-General Environment Directorate B - Environmental quality of Natural resources THE CLIENT

6. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 THE CONSORTIUM Rijksinstituut voor Kust en Zee (RIKZ) EUCC - The Coastal Union Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) Bureau de Recherche Geologiques et Minieres (BRGM) IGN France International Institut Français de l’Environnement (IFEN) EADS Systems & Defense Electronics

7. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 WORK PACKAGE 2 Production of a comprehensive multi-thematic database at scale 1:100,000, of European coasts and their vulnarability to coastal erosion WORK PACKAGES 3&4 Review of lessons learned from local shoreline experiences and elaboration of a shoreline management guide WORK PACKAGE 5 Formulation of policy recommendations for managing coastal erosion. WORK PACKAGE 1 P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T WORK PACKAGES 6&7 Communication and dissemination of the project results towards the public PROJECT ORGANISATION

8. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT

9. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 FROM DATA TO INFORMATION Occurence of storms Sea level rise Coastline sections featuring coastal erosion Sediments discharged from rivers Coastal urbanization Change in coastal erosion patterns since 1985 Infrastructure disrupting sediment transports Economical assets at risk People at risk Natural habitats at risk INDICATORS OF DRIVING FORCES INDICATORS OF PRESSURE INDICATORS OF STATE INDICATORS OF IMPACT Areas potentially subject to floods INDICATORS OF RESPONSE Budget invested in shoreline management Presence of coastal defence works FROM INFORMATION TO ACTION Administrative boundaries Elevation and bathymetry Land cover and Land cover changes Hydrography Infrastructure Sediments discharged from rivers Hydrodynamics and sea level rise Geology, geomorphology and evolutionary trends Nationally designated areas (NATURA2000) Legal and regulatory patterns Budget invested in shoreline management Socio-economical profiles EUROPE-WIDE DATABASE Coastal erosion hotspots Highly vulnerable areas Moderately vulnerable areas Lowly vulnerable areas VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WP 2 – EUROPE-WIDE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

10. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 Review erosion management practices over 60 case studies 1. Geomorpho- and hydro-dynamical processes 2. Policy framework 3. Technical and engineering solution 4. Social and economical profile WP3&4 - LESSONS LEARNED FROM LOCAL EXPERIENCES 5. Communication between stakeholders Decision-making processes Public perception 6. Information management practices Modelling and monitoring tools Data collection and storage Data processing and representation Data dissemination and exchange Guidelines for implementing Local Information Systems Elaboration of a Shoreline Management Guide

11. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 STEP 1 - SCOPING STUDY STEP 2 - TREND ANALYSIS STEP 3 - POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WP 2 WP 3 WP 4 WP5 - POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

12. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 seawall dunes wetland “Hold the line” “Managed realignment” “Do nothing” “Move seaward” “Limited intervention” water level rise WP5 - THE 5 POLICY OPTIONS

13. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 Community of Coastal Zone managers, scientists and Policy-Makers Advisory Board Steering Group European Commission Eurosion Team Steering Group (20 members): - Assists European Commission - Approves deliverables - Orients the project strategy Advisory Board (70 members): - Reviews and comments deliverables - Makes suggestions to Eurosion team - Facilitates contacts at the local level Community of CZM and Policy- makers: -Is informed about the project progress via Eurosion Website and Newsletters -Provides feedback on Eurosion tools European Commission: - Approves Eurosion deliverables - Orients the project strategy - Reports to European Parliament WP 6&7 - COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

14. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 TIME SCHEDULE Inception Report : April 2002 First Interim Report : December 2002 Second Interim Report : September 2003 Final Report : January 2004 Final event : Brussels, March 2004

15. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 http://www.eurosion.org Thank you for your attention !

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17. GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOLOGY Example of Aquitaine (France) Source: EUROSION

18. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES Example of Ajaccio Bay – Corsica (France) Source: SABE Mediterranean Sea

19. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 LAND COVER Example of Andalucia (Spain) Source CORINE Land Cover

20. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 HYDRODYNAMICAL DATA Example of Fécamp (France) Source: EUROSION

21. COMRISK meeting – March 2003 Quantity discharged in 2000 QUANTITY OF SEDIMENTS DISCHARGED BY RIVERS Source: adapted from NOPOLU / JRC