 The coastline of the Outer Hebrides is around 2,500km in length and forms the predominant landscape feature of the islands. The coastal land, sea lochs and inshore waters of the Western Isles are rich in natural resources, wildlife, and cultural and archaeological heritage. Most of the population of the islands live on the coast or nearby and many derive an income from it and the surrounding inshore waters. CoastHebrides, the short name for the Outer Hebrides Coastal Marine Partnership, is the local coastal partnership for our islands. The partnership aims to enable people with an interest in economic development, tourism and recreation, the environment, erosion and flooding, archaeology, such as businesses, community organisations, individuals, and statutory agencies, to share information, plan, and help to implement the sustainable management of the Outer Hebrides coastal zone. |
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The first CoastAdapt project meeting took place in Inverness on 24th & 25th March 2009. As distinct from future meetings which will involve people from local areas of Scotland, Ireland, Norway or Iceland, this was a management meeting to kick-off the 3-year project. This Northern Periphery Programme project which has the full title of "The Sea as Our Neighbour: Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change on Coastal Communities and Habitats on Europe's Northern Periphery", will involve working with people in pilot sites located in the Western Isles of Scotland, Tralee Bay in County Kerry, Hammerfest Kommune in West Finnmark, and Arborg and Vik Municipalities in Southern Iceland. The project summary can be found in the Publications section. 
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