CIWEM’s Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management specialist panel have analysed these reflections to answer the question ‘How do we realistically adapt to rising sea levels, coastal erosion and squeeze, and intensifying coastal storms?’

Their answer is a series of challenges facing the sector and recommendations for government. The focus is largely on England and Wales, but many of the recommendations are applicable across the coasts of Britain, and potentially internationally.

Several officers from the Southern Coastal Group contributed to the articles in the report, which gives a great snapshot of the challenges currently being faced by our sector.