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The University of Liverpool and the Liverpool institute for Sustainable Coasts and Oceans (LISCO), in collaboration with the Argyle International Airport, have teamed up to host a coastal resilience exhibition at the AIA’s departure Check-In area from Monday 14th - Friday 18th, January, 2019.

At the opening ceremony on Monday 14th, Marketing Manager of the AIA, Mrs. Glenda Francois, said that in constructing the Argyle International Airport, attention was placed on coastal vulnerability issues and mitigating measures.  The manager expressed her appreciation to the team from the University of Liverpool for choosing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the AIA, to host its first Coastal Resilience Exhibition.
     
Head of the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Liverpool, Mr. Andy Plater, said “the mission is to make coastal infrastructure and coastal communities more resilient to the effects of extreme events such as storms and hurricanes; but also long term climate change evidenced through sea level rise.”  

The team leader revealed that the exhibition is geared at detailing some of the threats to coastal areas and the various tools used to better characterize and understand the coast, through monitoring and modeling.

Mr. Plater added that monitoring is vital for data collection and is derived from advanced instruments and technology put in place to better characterise coastal areas.  He noted that the data is used for modeling, “to explore what alternative future might emerge through climate change.”  Mr. Plater also told the media that this aids in creating “better design of future coastal communities, coastal infrastructure and protecting future generations of coastal populations.”

The team also held a series of visits to schools here including the SVGCC and offered a training course to organisations whose mission is to protect coastal areas.  The project is being funded by the Common Wealth Marine Economies Programme (CMEP).

SOURCE: API