15 Jul 2024
New research projects aim to enhance resilience, wellbeing, and sustainability in UK coastal communities. The £14.8 million Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas Programme, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Defra, will take a transdisciplinary approach across the UK. Additionally, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is investing £9.5 million in five projects […]
18 Jun 2024
The COAST-R Network is part funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and DEFRA under their Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas programme and is part of a £14.8M investment in place-based research projects aiming to enhance resilience, wellbeing and sustainability across the UK. Cross-UK project partners Headed by Professor Briony McDonagh at the University of […]
29 Nov 2019
Angling Trust: Dredging is not the panacea The Angling Trust is warning politicians not to repeat the mistakes of the past in their rush to make political capital out of the government’s response to the recent floods. Calls are growing to ignore the science and recommence wholesale river dredging as a quick fix. In fact, widespread dredging […]
26 Mar 2019
Published 23 March 2019 From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Jake Berry MP, and The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP MHCLG: ‘Seventy projects up and down the Great British Coast have been awarded a total of over £36 million from a UK government fund to help develop and improve tourist attractions, create jobs and promote […]
30 Sep 2018
I think I missed this last year but Lora Fleming one of the authors has made me aware of this really valuable overview report. ‘Approximately 17 percent of the UK population live in coastal communities; some are prosperous and commercially successful, others experiencing socio-economic decline. Regardless, evidence suggests growing risks for the health and wellbeing […]
06 Mar 2018
Funding supporting the economic development of coastal communities – expression of interest form and guidance. The Coastal Communities Fund Round 5 is now open with £40 million available for spend from April 2019 to end of March 2021. Funding goes to projects over £50,000 that will ultimately lead to regeneration and economic growth whilst directly or […]
26 Feb 2018
COAST: ‘As Fiona Gell recently wrote in The Guardian, it is ordinary people who are driving the future of conservation, the government is recognising this, and starting to listen to what coastal communities have to say. Many Scottish people and communities have been making an extraordinary difference to the protection of our seas during these […]
14 Apr 2017
Coastal Communities Fund annual progress report 2016 Report on the achievements and progress of the Coastal Communities Fund in its first 4 years 2012 to 2016. The Coastal Communities Fund was set up by the government to support the economic development of coastal communities by promoting sustainable economic growth and jobs. This is the third annual […]
