The open course «Climate Change Risk in Coastal Areas And Estuarine-Based Adaptation Strategies» explores the impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems and introduces students to key concepts of risk assessment and adaptation. It emphasises how Nature-based Solutions, such as estuarine restoration, can reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience in coastal zones.
By the end of the course, students will have learnt about the components of climate risk (hazards, exposure, vulnerability), methodologies for assessing climate-related risks in coastal environments, and adaptation strategies with a focus on nature-based solutions and real-world case studies.
This course was co-created under creative commons licence, in the ADAPTABLUES project “Adaptation to climate change through management and restoration of European estuarine ecosystems”, funded by the EU LIFE programme (LIFE18 CC/ES/001160) and developed through the collaboration of the IHCantabria, the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the University of Cantabria, coordinator of the project, and the University of Coimbra.
