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Coastal communities face increasing threats from climate change, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) offer a sustainable and cost-effective approach to enhancing coastal resilience by working with natural systems rather than against them.

This webinar will explore key NBS strategies, such as beach nourishment, living shorelines, rock fillets and mangrove protection, and how they reduce wave energy through natural dissipation and stabilisation.

Designed for practitioners, designers, assessors, councils, and all those responsible for protecting and managing coastal environments for future resilience, this webinar delivers real-world case studies and implementation insights. Join us for this free introduction and register for the course in May for practical, interactive workshop sessions (see below for details).

Presenters

Daniel Rodger

JB Pacific

Dan is a Director at JB Pacific, the Chair of the Engineers Australia Queensland Water Panel, and a member of the Griffith University Civil Engineering Reference Group. He has 16 years experience in c... Read more

Mitchell Kirby

JB Pacific

Mitchell has over 10 years of experience in the field of environmental economics, delivering projects across the Asia-Pacific region. He has a keen interest in nature-based solutions, ecosystem servic... Read more

Panel Members

Krey Price

International Water Training Institute

Educated at the University of California at Berkeley, Krey is a civil engineer and project manager with international experience in water resources. He is engaged in computational modelling, engineeri... Read more

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Maps Reveal Scale of Sand Swallowed in Cyclone

With the increasing urgency of coastal resilience, we’ll also explore real-world insights, including powerful drone footage from Tropical Cyclone Alfred—highlighting both the devastating impacts on local communities and the critical need for sustainable coastal protection. See ABC news interactive story: Drone maps reveal scale of sand swallowed in cyclone

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-15/drone-maps-reveal-scale-of-sand-swallowed-in-cyclone/105053372


Online Course: Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Resilience

This is a free introduction to the practical and interactive 3-part course;

Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Resilience

3 Live, interactive online sessions (2 hours per session):

  • Session 1: Thursday, 15 May
  • Session 2: Thursday, 22 May
  • Session 3: Thursday, 29 May

Further details and register: awschool.com.au/training/nbs-for-coastal-resilience


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