News & Events

We are very pleased to inform you that we have just released the 5th issue of the COASTAL Project Newsletter.

You may access and browse or download the PDF version here.

ICRE8 participated in a series of workshops on Land-Sea Interactions for Marine Spatial Planning.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on policy- and decision-makers to keep health services functioning and to minimize the length and depth of the economic shock. Local partners of the Swedish MAL3 case have evaluated the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as being moderate to high in this region. Although technical and consulting sectors have had to take major adaptation measures, the public, environment and research sectors have not significantly been affected by the pandemic so far.

In a preparation for the multi-actor workshop planned for January, interviews with key stakeholders were conducted. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, interviews were held online via Zoom with a few key players including the MAL4 team.

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the lead partner for MAL6, organized the second round of multi-actor workshops where local partners and stakeholders from rural and coastal sectors discussed the pilot system dynamics model, the business roadmap and policy solutions to promote more sustainable development in the region building on coastal-rural collaboration and synergies.

MAL4's economic activities were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular by the two lockdown periods (Spring and Autumn) imposed by the government. Specific aids have been put in place by the government and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region to help companies make the transition.

An aim of the COASTAL project is to develop a better understanding of rural-coastal interactions and identify synergies between these. We do this continuously in the project period through multi-sectoral stakeholder engagement, where we have been quantifying qualitative narratives using systems dynamics.

Stockholm University (SU), the lead partner for MAL3, organized the second round of multi-actor workshops where project MAL3 local partners and stakeholders from land, coast and sea sectors discussed the draft system dynamics model and business opportunities and policy solutions to tackle MAL3 focused problems in modelling.

ICRE8 is working closely with COASTAL Multi-Actor Labs (MALs) to develop business roadmaps and policy recommendations for land-sea synergies.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the European Commission has stated that it will support and enhance the potential of rural areas through the development of a Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas.

Mobility restrictions and lock-downs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and in the Murcia Region, where MAL6 is located, have triggered an unprecedented economic crisis affecting all sectors.

COASTAL was happy to accept the invitation for the Virtual workshop and Coordinators’ Day – Cluster session on Rural Policy and long-term vision of Rural Areas scheduled for 12 November.