With over 40% of the global population living within 100km of the coast – a trend on the rise – and increasingly exposed to climate risks, urgent and innovative adaptation solutions are needed to face the many and diverse challenges to the communities and the ecosystems in these areas. Through a joint call for fellows launched by the AXA Research Fund and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission as part of the Ocean Decade, seven ground-breaking postdoctoral research projects have been endorsed as part of the Ocean Decade and will strengthen science-based interventions for coastal livelihood preservation and resilience.

Dr. Valerie Hagger, ecologist and conservation scientist, is one of the seven recipients of the AXA Research Fund – IOC/UNESCO joint call. Her research informs the management of coastal wetlands by identifying ways to enhance the protection and restoration of mangroves, saltmarsh, and floodplain forests and recovery of biodiversity. Launched in January 2023, her current research seeks to increase the resilience of coastal livelihoods through mangrove community forestry.

For more information, visit our website: https://oceandecade.org/news/mangrove-community-forestry-for-resilient-coastal-livelihoods/

Dr. Valerie Hagger: What do indigenous rights have to do with mangroves?

With over 40% of the global population living within 100km of the coast – a trend on the rise – and increasingly exposed to climate risks, urgent and innovative adaptation solutions are needed to face the many and diverse challenges to the communities and the ecosystems in these areas. Through a joint call for fellows launched by the AXA Research Fund and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission as part of the Ocean Decade, seven ground-breaking postdoctoral research projects have been endorsed as part of the Ocean Decade and will strengthen science-based interventions for coastal livelihood preservation and resilience.

Dr. Marina Sanz-Martín, oceanographer and expert in climate change ecology, is one of the seven recipients of the AXA Research Fund – IOC/UNESCO joint post-doctoral fellowship (Vicenç Mut Programme, CAIB). The focus of her research project – CLISSARTES (CLImate-Smart Strategies to develop resilience of ARTisanal fisheriES in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas) – launched in September 2022 is to analyze the climatic risk of marine ecosystems in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the service they support to develop strategies to increase the resilience of fishing communities.

For more information, visit our website: https://oceandecade.org/news/climate-smart-strategies-to-develop-resilience-of-artisanal-fisheries-in-mediterranean-mpas/

Dr. Marina Sanz-Martín: How can and should the fishing sector adapt to climate change?

With over 40% of the global population living within 100km of the coast – a trend on the rise – and increasingly exposed to climate risks, urgent and innovative adaptation solutions are needed to face the many and diverse challenges to the communities and the ecosystems in these areas. Through a joint call for fellows launched by the AXA Research Fund and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission as part of the Ocean Decade, seven ground-breaking postdoctoral research projects have been endorsed as part of the Ocean Decade and will strengthen science-based interventions for coastal livelihood preservation and resilience.

One of the seven selected fellows of the AXA Research Fund – IOC/UNESCO joint call, Dr. Michela Ravanelli is launching in September 2023 her ‘Altruist’ project to improve the timeliness and reliability of tsunami warning systems in earthquake-prone coastal areas and communities.

For more information, visit our website: https://oceandecade.org/actions/mitigating-tsunamis-threat-and-destructive-impact-on-coastal-communities-through-enhanced-navigation-satellite-system-to-tsunami-early-warnings/

Dr. Michela Ravanelli: How can enhanced navigation satellite system improve tsunami-warning systems?

With over 40% of the global population living within 100km of the coast – a trend on the rise – and increasingly exposed to climate risks, urgent and innovative adaptation solutions are needed to face the many and diverse challenges to the communities and the ecosystems in these areas. Through a joint call for fellows launched by the AXA Research Fund and UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission as part of the Ocean Decade, seven ground-breaking postdoctoral research projects have been endorsed as part of the Ocean Decade and will strengthen science-based interventions for coastal livelihood preservation and resilience.

One of the seven selected fellows of the AXA – IOC/UNESCO joint call, Dr. Andrea Ficchì is a hydrologist, data scientist and environmental engineer specializing in flood forecasting, based at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, in the Environmental Intelligence Lab led by Professor Andrea Castelletti. His research project, launched in November 2022, seeks to improve compound flood forecasting and understanding of uncertainties in future projections.

For more information, visit our website: https://oceandecade.org/news/flood-risk-strengthening-resilience-of-coastal-communities-through-improved-forecasting-and-projection/

Dr. Andrea Ficchi: Flooding's socio-economic impacts can wreck lives. What can we do about it?

As part of the radio broadcast series "Beyond the Blue" of Trinidad and Tobago's Institute of Marine Affairs, IOC-UNESCO Programme Specialist Alison Clausen discusses the opportunities and challenges related to marine and coastal ecosystems in the fight against climate change, with particular focus on the Caribbean region. 

In this context, the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development(2021-2030)gives us an opportunity to share the innovative solutions that emerge and draw attention to the crucial role of research in improving our understanding of the ocean, and strengthening its resilience.

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