Coastal regions are often characterised by strategic socio-economic assets. This makes coasts particularly sensitive to Climate Change (CC) impacts, which primarily expose infrastructure and local population. Human activities are also responsible for additional pressures on coastal ecosystems, often generating more immediate impacts than those expected from CC by aggravating existing vulnerabilities. The need for CC adaptation in coastal areas is evident and is predicted to become progressively more significant over time due to the grim long-term forecasts of climate variables. Coastal area adaptation strategies should be iterative and dynamic, due to the evolving dynamics of coastal territorial systems. Furthermore, CC adaptation measures should consider local ecology, economy, society, politics, and technology. Therefore, the definition of Climate Adaptation Planning (CAP) must consider specific local socio-economic contexts. The OCEANIDS project aims to develop the tools and applications that enable a more resilient and inclusive society in coastal regions via better-informed and integrated seascape management. The central concept is to collect, harmonise, and curate existing climate data services, making data accessible, reusable, and interoperable for developing local adaptation strategies.
Strategic Objectives are:
Improve access to existing data and services via application related to CC-induced impacts on the coastal region
Create beyond State-of-the-Art re-usable information tools tailored to users’ needs
Novel climate services, fully integrated into operational EU infrastructure, to be further used by the Mission
Providing a data-exchange framework that will allow efficient flow and validation of data from both local and central sources
Demonstrate the OCEANIDS tools and application by 12 End-Users in 7 EU different regions, ensuring vulnerable and challenged regions are represented
Scientific and Technological Objectives are:
Identify all key stakeholders related to the final tools and applications of OCEANIDS
Perform an in-depth gap analysis of the root causes of poor data consumption and application uptake by regional stakeholders
Social innovation - Develop a citizen engagement framework allowing multi-participatory and co-creation, towards a more inclusive society
Identify the use of New EO data services requirements & specifications
Climatic models, forecasting & Meteorological models curation & quantitative environmental impact assessment in coastal regions
Develop a platform for assessing the impacts and risks of climate change on key community systems, as highlighted in the Mission Implementation Plan, including multi-hazard assessment
Develop an integrated EO and spatial data platform (single-access window) for CC-related data and services for regional stakeholders
Develop a DSS towards enabling CI-MSP in coastal regions
Deploy the OCEANIDS tools, modules, applications and platforms on operational infrastructure in a modular, reusable and user-friendly way
Ensure project results replication in other regions, dissemination results of results to a wide audience and sustainability of the approach in real-life conditions
Liaising with other EU projects & initiatives & lessons learnt
