Episode 5 - Co-Designing the Coast: From Science to Shared Solutions

Over the past five weeks, Green Tides has taken listeners on a journey through the many dimensions of coastal resilience—from its scientific foundations and the role of education and capacity development, to digital innovation and the experiences of island communities living on the frontline of climate change.

In this final episode, we bring these perspectives together by exploring one of the key ingredients of effective coastal resilience: collaboration.
How do we transform scientific knowledge into practical solutions?
How can research better support the decisions of governments, institutions, and coastal communities?
Episode 5 explores how co-design, stakeholder engagement, and the DCC-CR's Partner Alliance Network (PAN) are helping bridge the gap between science and society. Bringing together scientists, engineers, policymakers, institutions, and local stakeholders, these collaborative approaches ensure that coastal resilience is not only scientifically sound, but also accessible, actionable, and responsive to real-world needs.
Through the experiences of HEREON and Deltares, two leading European research institutes and members of the DCC-CR's Partner Alliance Network, the episode highlights how predictive services, open-source models, capacity building, and international collaboration are turning research into practical tools that support more resilient coastal futures.
Featuring Joanna Staneva, Head of Department at HEREON, and Loreta Cornacchia, Researcher at Deltares, this concluding episode shows that resilience is never the result of a single technology, institution, or discipline. It is built through dialogue, shared knowledge, and long-term partnerships.