Presentation given by Rachael Gallagher (Hampshire County Council) at UPEN workshop - Climate change and the Solent: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities.
5. Communication - Website/newsletters Activity 3 - Apply engagement strategies (HCC & EA) Activity 2 - Develop Engagement Strategies and products (Kent & Provence of West Flanders) Activity 1 - Establish a solid project foundation (Altera & Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services - Coastal Division, Belgium) Project Management Committee - Meetings etc Workshops Coastal Communities 2150 & Beyond (CC2150) – Work Programme
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22. and all our coastal stakeholders With special thanks to our partners
Editor's Notes
We also aim to produce a practical guide to creating the conditions for coastal community adaptation so that others can follow our methodology
Steering group given mandate to undertake a primary assesment of sites and identify and prioritise next phase of work within it’s remit. This report seeks approval to go forward with work to take it to next stage. Other mechanisms for dealing with these assets and golden thread which we’ll mention again and again smp The North Solent Shoreline Management Plan which incorporates this stretch of coastline, is currently being developed. Whilst the draft coastal defence policy options, open for public consultation, are still to be agreed it is likely that for this stretch of coast the policy option will be No Active Intervention (NAI), which has not proved a popular proposal for many sectors of the community.
Work compelted: KAWG Coastal Adaptation Strategy Stage one Further work needed at Lepe Country Park to determine the short and long term solutions to maintaining the facilities at the park for the public to enjoy. A summary of the work currently proposed for Lepe as part of the adaptation strategy is outlined as follows: Engage consultants to undertake long term strategy to consider opportunities to improve facilities, partnership working and new income streams (building on SWOT analysis and options appraisal already carried out by HCC) Stakeholder and community engagement Implement - Capital works if agreed and funding found etc (unknown at present) The second and third elements (stakeholder / community engagement and the implementation of capital works) will be progressed as and when resources allow and will be based on the results of the consultants report. If the pathfinder bid is successful, the additional resources will allow for carrying out the additional work on the wider stretch of coastline to ensure a more holistic and comprehensive adaptation plan. The additional resources will also allow for more extensive stakeholder engagement and will allow the work to be delivered more immediately.
Over the summer months, with the help of the local community and professionals working in the area, have developed a timeline for the area of coast from Southampton Water to the Beaulieu River. One thing we have learnt for certain is that the coast continually changes, and life, whether human, animal or plant, can always adapt, given the right conditions. So what can we learn from the changes in the past that will help us adapt to the changes we face in the future? Here are some of the events that have occurred along the coastline. 1700s The Great Storm In 1703 a terrible hurricane hit the south coast and raged for five days; it changed much of the landscape, blocking the flow of rivers and creating permanent shingle banks. 8,000 - 15,000 people were killed and 4,000 trees came down in the New Forest alone; for miles inland the grassland was so salt encrusted the cattle were unable to graze. Stone Point harbour was destroyed and so Lepe harbour became the focus for ship building until 1825 when it silted up. At around the same time, large parks designed to imitate natural landscapes were established by landowners, at Exbury House and gardens, the Cadland Estate and Eaglehurst. Growing industrial activity showed the impact of the Industrial Revolution, in the numerous brickworks and mills that sprung up in the area, and especially the shipbuilding at Buckler’s Hard, driven by expanding Royal Navy activity at Southampton.
Over the summer months, with the help of the local community and professionals working in the area, have developed a timeline for the area of coast from Southampton Water to the Beaulieu River. One thing we have learnt for certain is that the coast continually changes, and life, whether human, animal or plant, can always adapt, given the right conditions. So what can we learn from the changes in the past that will help us adapt to the changes we face in the future? Here are some of the events that have occurred along the coastline.
The North Solent Shoreline Management Plan which incorporates this stretch of coastline, is currently being developed. Whilst the draft coastal defence policy options, open for public consultation, are still to be agreed it is likely that for this stretch of coast the policy option will be No Active Intervention (NAI), which has not proved a popular proposal for many sectors of the community.
Work compelted: KAWG Coastal Adaptation Strategy Stage one Further work needed at Lepe Country Park to determine the short and long term solutions to maintaining the facilities at the park for the public to enjoy. A summary of the work currently proposed for Lepe as part of the adaptation strategy is outlined as follows: Engage consultants to undertake long term strategy to consider opportunities to improve facilities, partnership working and new income streams (building on SWOT analysis and options appraisal already carried out by HCC) Stakeholder and community engagement Implement - Capital works if agreed and funding found etc (unknown at present) The second and third elements (stakeholder / community engagement and the implementation of capital works) will be progressed as and when resources allow and will be based on the results of the consultants report. If the pathfinder bid is successful, the additional resources will allow for carrying out the additional work on the wider stretch of coastline to ensure a more holistic and comprehensive adaptation plan. The additional resources will also allow for more extensive stakeholder engagement and will allow the work to be delivered more immediately.
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