Contact

Youngs Colin
South West Regional Office, Manley House, Kestrel Way, Exeter
Devon, EX2 7LQ
Tel:
+44 1392 352314
Fax:
+44 1392 352314
Email:
colin.youngs@environment-agency.gov.uk

Licco - Living with coastal climate change

Countries: France, United Kingdom
Border(s): France-United Kingdom,
European programme(s):
Interreg IVA - France-(Channel)-England
Topic(s):
- Cross-border maritime cooperation
- The environment, resources and waste
- Climate change, risk management and prevention

Lead partner: Environment Agency - South West

Faced with threats with regards to coastal erosion and the rising sea level, the "LICCO" project aims to give to the French and British coastal communities lining the Channel the capacity to adapt to climate change and to improve public spaces and spaces.
Nine experimental sites are being studied in Normandy in France, in the Devon and Dorset in England.

Partners

  • Syndicat Mixte Littoral Normand (Conservatoire du Littoral - Délégation Normandie)
  • Conservatoire Botanique National de Bailleul
  • Groupe d'études sur les milieux estuariens et littoraux
  • Cellule de suivi du littoral normand
  • Syndicat mixte des espaces littoraux de la manche (SYMEL)
  • The National Trust
  • Devon County Council
  • Université de Caen Basse Normandie

Project activities

  • Collection and networking of the information
  • Sharing and the development of the best practices
  • Communication and putting it into practice

http://www.licco.eu

Project duration

2008 - 2014

Total cost

5 492 702 €

EU funding

2 746 351 €