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This document outlines critical strategies for enhancing coastal communities and environments. It emphasizes the importance of government focus on coastal issues, maintaining momentum in initiatives like Sea Change and CCF, and leveraging digital connectivity to improve quality of life. It calls for sharing best practices to combat coastal erosion and adapt to changing environments, all while promoting domestic tourism and renewable energy. By collaborating and exchanging information, communities can develop better solutions and outcomes for the future.
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Big Bang –or small 100 things better ? • Recommendations from the coastal handbook: • Recognition of the problem • Encourage government to focus on coast • Maintain Sea Change • Share information to improve impact
Changing environment • A reforming government, with a wide agenda • End of RDAs, and “local” strategies by national government • CCA resources • CCF, final years of EU programmes, RGF
Major priorities (?) • Business, employment, and skills • Domestic tourism • Renewables • Digital connectivity • Quality of life/realm • Coastal erosion
CCA 2012 onwards... • Changing environment suggests... • Need to share information on implementing good ideas (Sea Change +) • Need to demonstrate that CCA members deliver better outputs for our communities • Maintain momentum of CCF • Big Lottery Fund –coastal knowledge and decisions
Considerations • How well do you think the coastal case is made ? • What resource can you offer to CCA ? • What topics are most important for you to exchange information about ?