Coastal change

Millions of people live along the coast in England and Wales, and although few households are at risk from coastal erosion, where it does occur its consequences can be serious. Find out more about how we manage coastal change and how it affects you.

Coastal change explained

Why is the coast changing?
How fast is the coast changing?
How do we predict coastal erosion?
What is dredging and what effect does it have on erosion?

Responding to coastal change

What can we do to reduce the risk of coastal change?
What are we doing to manage the coast now?
Where do we choose to defend, and why?
What are we doing to protect coastal wildlife and habitats?

How coastal change affects you

Find out about the new polices that are being developed to help communities adapt to coastal change.

Coastal change

Coastal change explained

Responding to coastal change

How coastal change affects you

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