Digital Knowledge System
Resilience to coastal erosion for people and nature
Portugal
Coastal erosion, real-time services, beach and sand restoration and conservation. Establish a monitoring and anticipatory system for climate-event response that integrates/coordinates the management of interconnected ecosystems.
Main Target
Resilience to coastal erosion
Transformative Impact
The impact of the demo will be described at the end of the project implementation. During the implementation of the project in a specific area some intermediary results will be delivered, and all these results will be published to support the dissemination and the sustainability of the project.
Implemented Actions
Development of a Video-Monitoring System for Shoreline Erosion and Overwash
A first-generation video monitoring station was installed at Praia de Mira between 2019 and 2023. The generated database enabled deep learning segmentation to automatically delineate the shoreline—the boundary between wave swash and the subaerial beach. This Coastal Alert System innovation now delivers real-time insights on shoreline change, frontal dune attack, and overwash thresholds, supporting rapid, data-driven coastal management decisions.
Dune Restoration to Enhance Coastal Resilience
Degraded dunes in priority zones are being mapped and restored with native vegetation to rebuild their natural structure and stability. These strengthened dune systems reinforce the coastline's defenses, lowering erosion risk while boosting long-term ecological and infrastructural resilience to storms and climate impacts.
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