Programme

Coastal Futures – January 15th to 16th 2020 at the Royal Geographical Society

The Coastal Futures 2020 programme includes:              

The Climate Emergency – How we respond – Coasts on the frontline

• Climate change and the ocean, IPCC – a call to action – Unstoppable sea level rise
• Implementing Adaptation – Building Resilience – Working towards Net Zero
• How Psychology can help us & Communicating Climate change
• Climate change – what more can you do – Supporting your efforts
• Coastal Governance and Partnership working – The Coastal Based Approach
•  Shoreline Management Planning and Action – Coastal Authorities and the Climate Emergency
• Place based finance to deliver Multiple Benefits & Understanding Collaborative action
• Offshore wind development, How can it grow? – Reporting Climate change MCCIP
• Collaborating to tackle Plastic Pollution – Changing the Soundtrack of the Anthropocene
• A view from Greenland – the ‘ground zero’ for sea level rise

Ocean Recovery and Restoration – Rethinking the agenda

• What do we want from our marine environment?  Are we doing enough?
• Brexit uncertainty and opportunity
• Recognising the importance of marine ecosystems and biodiversity in climate change – Kelp
• The Environment Bill and Marine planning in Wales and Europe
• Sustainable fisheries & the Fisheries Bill – Low Impact fisheries
• Charting the future of inshore fisheries and the developing programmes of inshore management
• The Highly Protected Marine Area Review – Lessons from large overseas MPAs
• Net Gain how can it be translated into practice in the marine environment
• Restoring estuary and coastal habitats
• Networking with speakers (50+) and delegate from a huge range of organisations -170+