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The coastline tends to be highly populated. Consequently, many urban zones are now exposed to risks associated with extreme maritime episodes. This is the case of the French-Spanish Basque coast and the Catalan coast. It is increasingly common for these areas to be subjected to major storms. Storm exposure and its associated risks tend to be greater under the effects of global warming, due mainly to the increase in average sea level and to extreme weather events. Consequently, the management of coastal risk is a major challenge for coasts today and is associated with considerable economic and security challenges.\r
The aim of the MARLIT (Means of Assessing and Mitigating Local Coastal Risks due to Storm Impacts) project is to improve the knowledge and development of tools to understand the impacts of current and future storms on the coast (damage, flooding and population security), to support the management of coastal risk by government bodies. Participants in this project include the Maritime Engineering Laboratory (LIM) of the Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC).\r
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Results and impact\r
As part of the project, new monitoring systems have been introduced, such as autonomous topographic observations and new videometric tools. In addition, latest generation modelling of wave propagation has been carried out to monitor the impact of storms in order to mitigate their effects on the coast.\r
As a result of MARLIT, past storm events can be capitalised. In this way, support can be given to the protection, monitoring and prevention actions that are derived from public policies. In addition, the future evolution of local coastal risks resulting from climate change can be assessed.\r
Coordinated by the Basque Country\u2019s AZTI technology centre, the project was designed to improve the mechanisms for predicting the risk of storms on the French-Spanish coast and on the Catalan coast. The cross-border nature of the project is a clear added value to achieve the objectives. It enabled territories with similar problems \u2013 some in the same coastal space \u2013 and experts with complementary knowledge to come together.\r
The project received the European Commission\u2019s Atlantic Project award, in the category of Oceans Healthy and Resilient Coast, during the Ninth Annual Conference of Stakeholders, held in December 2022 in C\u00e1diz.\u00a0\r
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Budget and funding\r
MARLIT has been 65% cofunded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Interreg V-A Spain-France-Andorra programme (POCTEFA 2014-2020), with a total budget of \u20ac796,210.23. Participants include the Basque Government Directorate for Emergency Response and Meteorology (DAEM), the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC), SUEZ EAU FRANCE Rivages Pro Tech, the Universit\u00e9 de Pau et des Pays de Adur (UPPA) and the Communaut\u00e9 de Agglom\u00e9ration Pays Basque (APB). The project began in January 2020 and ended in May 2022.\r
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