1. Ktisis Cyprus University of Technology

Coastal erosion due to climate change: assessment and impact midication in tourist areas of the North Aegean (Greece) and Cyprus - BEACHTECH

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Project title
Coastal erosion due to climate change: assessment and impact midication in tourist areas of the North Aegean (Greece) and Cyprus - BEACHTECH
Budget
EUR 178 407.65
Project Coordinator
Status
Completed
Start date
01-07-2021
Expected Completion
01-07-2023
 
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Description

Abstract
The main goal of the BEACHTECH project is to highlight how the coastal zone is adapting to the risks (flood disasters and coastal erosion) due to Climate Change (CC), through their comprehensive assessment and evaluation of effective protection projects, actions that will contribute to in the sustainable development of one of the most crucial sectors of the Greek and Cypriot economy, coastal tourism. A complementary and integrated action plan was designed to be implemented in close cooperation with the University of the Aegean, the Cyprus University of Technology, the North Aegean Region and the Municipality of Pegeia Cyprus, whose beaches already face significant erosion problems. In the framework of the project, the geo-spatial characteristics of all the beaches of Lesvos, Chios and Cyprus will be registered in databases and risk assessments of coastal flood / erosion will be made under different scenarios of CC and extreme phenomena. On selected pilot beaches (Molyvos, Eresos, Komi, Pegeia) will be installed and will remain operational, and after the end of the program, monitoring systems of natural conditions (eg ripple, wind, temperature and UV) that will be diffused to users of beaches through web applications. The existing risk of erosion of the 4 pilot beaches with advanced models will be assessed and technical protection measures will be designed under different scenarios of CC and taking into account the cost / benefit of the different options, thus upgrading their maturity in the direction of claiming resources for final implementation of projects.. There will be a marine geophysical investigation for the existence of replenishment material (sand / gravel) in the wider area of ​​the pilot beaches and calculation of the volume of possible deposits. Vertical approaches to the problem of coastal erosion will be developed, which, among other things, will help fulfill the legal contractual obligations of Greece and Cyprus (due to, for example, European Directives 2007/60 / EC and 2014/52 / EU). The project has a structured information management / dissemination strategy based on "Smart Specialization" actions and direct information that will highlight the benefits of cross-border cooperation, in terms of transferring know-how to address / manage common natural hazards. The executives and the young Greek and Cypriot coastal scientists and engineers who will be involved in the project will become partners of innovative research methodologies, which are a prerequisite for the future effective management and sustainability of the coastal zone. The outputs of the project will be extremely useful not only for the North Aegean Region and the Municipality of Pegeia, but also for the Regional / National competent authorities, the coastal administrators and populations and the tourism industry of the wider island of Greece and Cyprus.
 
Keyword(s)
Project name (EL): Παράκτια διάβρωση λόγω κλιματικής αλλαγής: εκτίμηση και τρόποι αποτελεσματικής αντιμετώπισης σε τουριστικές περιοχές του Βορείου Αιγαίου και της Κύπρου