Project description
Smart monitoring to make coastal cities climate-resilient
Climate change poses huge risks for European coastal cities. Rising sea levels, floods and storms can no longer be ignored. The intensification of extreme weather events, coastal erosion and sea-level rise are major challenges to be urgently addressed by European coastal cities. The EU-funded SCORE project will develop a strategy via a network of 10 coastal city ‘living labs’ (CCLLs) to rapidly, equitably and sustainably enhance coastal city climate resilience. In addition to developing innovative platforms to promote business opportunities and financial sustainability of coastal cities, the project will provide prototype coastal city early-warning systems to enable smart, instant monitoring and control of climate resilience in European coastal cities.
Objective
The intensification of extreme weather events, coastal erosion and sea-level rise are major challenges to be urgently addressed by European coastal cities. The science behind these disruptive phenomena is complex, and advancing climate resilience requires progress in data acquisition, forecasting, and understanding of the potential risks and impacts for real-scenario interventions. The Ecosystem-Based Approach (EBA) supported by smart technologies has potential to increase climate resilience of European coastal cities; however, it is not yet adequately understood and coordinated at European level. SCORE outlines a co-creation strategy, developed via a network of 10 coastal city ‘living labs’ (CCLLs), to rapidly, equitably and sustainably enhance coastal city climate resilience through EBAs and sophisticated digital technologies. SCORE will establish an integrated coastal zone management framework for strengthening EBA and smart coastal city policies, creating European leadership in coastal city climate change adaptation in line with The Paris Agreement. The Coastal City Living Lab (CCLL) is a new concept that expands the Living Lab approach to coastal cities and settlements. CCLLs will be set up to address specific climate challenges, and their effectiveness will be assessed by different stakeholders through innovative monitoring systems and cutting-edge modelling approaches. SCORE will develop CCLLs in a network of 10 cities which learn from each other in different frontrunner and follower roles. SCORE will involve citizen science in providing prototype coastal city early-warning systems and will enable smart, instant monitoring and control of climate resilience in European coastal cities through open, accessible spatial ‘digital twin’ tools. SCORE will provide innovative platforms to empower stakeholders’ deployment of EBAs to increase climate resilience, business opportunities and financial sustainability of coastal cities.
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F92 FC93 Letterkenny
Ireland
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Participants (29)
3062 PA Rotterdam
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56126 Pisa
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T12 YN60 Cork
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03690 Alicante
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50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fi)
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F91 Y763 Sligo
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48001 Bilbao
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80-309 GDANSK
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95030 Sant'Agata Li Battiati Ct
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20 180 OIARTZUN
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2780-289 Oeiras
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4 Dublin
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27100 Pavia
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55080 Samsun
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08008 Barcelona
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A96 K6C9 DUN LAOGHAIRE
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75014 PARIS
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6000 Koper
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08800 Vilanova I La Geltru
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551 33 KALAMARIA
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042 00 Kosice
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55033 Carrara
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D08H67X Dublin
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1000-043 Lisboa
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08800 Vilanova I La Geltru Barcelona
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
08800 VILANOVA I LA GELTRO
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1210 SINT JOOST TEN NOODE
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2800 Delemont
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00185 Roma
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