Day 3 Presentation – Responding to Sea Level Rise – Rhys Hobbs
Rhys Hobbs, Environmental Resilience and Adaptation Manager (Cornwall Council), talks about the opportunity a new £3m funding pot brings to Bude’s shoreline.
Rhys Hobbs, Environmental Resilience and Adaptation Manager (Cornwall Council), talks about the opportunity a new £3m funding pot brings to Bude’s shoreline.
MSc student Jodie Hession interviewed Bude-area residents as part of her dissertation examining climate adaptations and specifically sea-level rise in Bude.
Alex Arnall, Associate Professor at University of Reading, talks about how communities can respond to rising sea levels.
Justin Ridgewell, Flood & Coastal Risk Management Advisor at the Environment Agency, presents to the Community Jury on adaptation options for Bude’s beaches.
Gerd Masselink, Professor in Coastal Geomorphology at the University of Plymouth, highlights adaptation options when it comes to responding to sea level rise.
Jolyon Sharpe from Cornwall Council’s Making Space for Sand project shows jury members how change has been taking place on our beaches for decades
The Environment Agency’s Kris Inch (Flood and Coastal Risk Management Officer for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Environment Agency) talks to jury members about the risk of sea level rise at two of Bude’s great beaches.
Professor Matt Palmer, Univsersity of Bristol and lead IPCC author, joins us to talk about the threat of sea level rise to our shoreline and community.