TIP 1: Keep it clear TIP 2: Engage the right audience in the right way TIP 3: Assess baseline information TIP 4: Identify coastal climate change issues TIP 5: Determine Time periods for issues

TIP 1: Keep it clear.

Climate change terminology is still unfamiliar to many stakeholders it is good practice to clarify what exactly is meant when you refer to terms such as adaptation, drivers, vulnerability, etc.


TIP 2: Engage the right audience in the right way.

It is important to ensure you gather views representing all interests from the coast especially the involvement of high level, sector specific practitioners and policy makers working in the coastal sector.

A workshop on its own may not be sufficient or appropriate and other methods such as telephone interviews or questionnaires should be considered in addition to, or instead of a workshop.

 Read our tips for stakeholder enagement.

TIP 3: Baseline information.

Make sure you have compiled key available data and information. local stakeholders are interested in local outputs so make use of dowscaled information if available.

TIP 4: Identify coastal climate change issues.

It is difficult to identify issues that are (1) coastal specific and (2) climate change specific. For this it is useful to establish the links between causes (i.e. sea level rise) and effects (i.e. increased erosion).

TIP 5: Time periods for issues.

For planning purposes it is helpful to define issues as short (0-20 years), medium (20-50 years) or long term (50-100 years).