Sentences with phrase «improve coastal protection»

It produces waves as high as 4.5 meters that researchers will use to study and improve coastal protection systems.

Delta Flume, a facility that produces the world's largest man - made waves to study and improve coastal protection systems, opened in Delft.

Following Hurricane Sandy, Cuomo worked to enhance New York's emergency management resources and improve coastal protection.

«If dredging material can be used to help protect or regenerate coastlines, then we have a double benefit, both ending damage at sea and improving coastal protection,» says Radley of English Nature.

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$ 480,575 has been awarded from the Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program; an additional $ 200,000 will be available 2017 to support coastal resiliency projects: · Natural infrastructure / living shoreline protection techniques · Coastal wetland monitoring and restoration activities · Green infrastructure to improve coastal resiliency · Community stewardship and education initiatives · Coastal property / ecosystem vulnerability analyses · Economic and social analyses of the value of resiliency measures

EESI advances policy solutions that will result in decreased global warming and air pollution; improvements in public health, energy security and rural economic development opportunities; increased use of renewable energy sources and improved energy efficiency; and the protection of areas such as the Arctic and coastal regions.»

So, we should be investing in improved storm protection for coastal dwellers, and more research into developing better tsunami detection and communication networks.

This analytical report underscores the need for protecting coastal wetlands, creating incentives for avoiding their degradation and improving their restoration, and including the protection of these ecosystems in carbon emission reduction strategies and in climate negotiations.