View source for Past EU-funded coastal research projects

List of coastal and marine projects funded by the European Commsission in the period 1998-2010. 
Most of the project websites do not exist anymore. More detailed information on these projects can be found through the [https://cordis.europa.eu/projects/en CORDIS website].


== 5th Framework programmes ==

* [[MARBENA]] Creating a long term infrastructure for MARine Biodiversity research in the European economic area and the Newly Associated states
* [[MAXWAVE]] Extreme waves - forecast adn impact on marine structures
* [[COSINUS]] Prediction of COhesive Sediment transport and bed dynamics in estuaries and coastal zones with Integrated NUmerical SImulation models
* [[OAERRE]] Oceanographic Application to Entrophication in Regions of Restricted Exchange
* [[COASTWATCH]] Development of a global information service for European coastal environments
* [[HUMOR]] Human interaction with large-scale coastal morphological evolution
* [[LIMAS]] Liquefaction around marine structures
* [[DELOS]] Environmental design of low-crested structures
* [[NAME]] Nitrate from aquifers and influences on carbon cycling in marine ecosystems
* [[SANDPIT]] Sand transport and morphology of offshore sand mining
* [[MELMARINA]] Monitoring and modelling coastal lagoons, making management tools for aquatic resources in North Africa
* [[SISCAL]] Satellite-based information system of coastal areas and lakes
* [[CLASH]] Crest Level Assessment of Coastal Structures. Neural network prediction and hazard analaysis on permissible wave overtopping
* [[EUMARSAND]] EUropean MARine SAND and gravel resources, evaluation and environmental impact of extraction
* [[BASICS]] Bacterial single-cell approaches to the relationship between diversity and function in the sea
* [[FERRYBOX]] Showed that ship-borne instrumentation can cost effectively deliver information of immediate scientific value and help to solve environmental problems
* [[MABENE]] Managing benthic ecosystems in relation to physical forcing and environmental constraints
* [[EUROCAT]] EUROpean CATchements. Catchment changes and their impact on the Coast
* [[BOREMED]] Boron contamination of water resources in the Mediterranean region, distribution, sources, social impact and remediation
* [[BEEP]] Biological effects of environmental pollution
* [[DANUBS]] Effect of riverine nutrient and silica discharges on the parts of the West Black Sea
* [[TIDE]] Tidal Inlet Dynamics and Environment
* [[MESPP]] Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project
* [[SMART]] Sustainable Management of Scare
* [[MAMA]]
* [[EUROSTRATAFORM]] European margin strataformation
* [[IMTEC]] In-situ automatic Monitoring of Trace metal speciation in Estuarine and Coastal zones in relation with the biogeodynamical processes
* [[ADIOS]] Atmospheric deposition and impact of pollutant, key elements and nutrients on the open Mediterranean sea
* [[ESEAS-RI]] European sea level research infrastructure
* [[ESONET]] European Sea floor Observatory NETwork
* [[ENBI]] European Network for Biodiversity Information
* [[OMARC]] Ocean MArgin Research Constortium
* [[EURODELTA]]
* [[FIRE]] Risk assessment of brominated flame retardants as disruptors for human and wildlife health
* [[COSA]] COstal SAnds as biocatalytical filters
* [[BIOCOMBE]] The impact of BIOdiverstiy changes in COastal Marine Benthic Ecosystems
* [[ELOISE]] European Land Ocean Interaction Studies
* [[COAST3D]] Improving the understanding of the physics of coastal sand transport and morphodynamics.
* [[CoastView]] Development of simple video-derived parameters directly related to management issues

== 6th Framework programmes ==

* [[Portal:Marine Biodiversity|MARBEF]] NoE on Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
* [[Marine Genomics]] NoE
* [[MAFCONS]] MAnageing Fisheries to CONserve ground fish and benthic invertebrate species diversity
* [[CRAB]] Collective Research on Aquaculture Biofouling - horizontal research activities involving SMEs
* [[ASEMWaterNet]] Multi-stakeholder platform for ASEM S&T cooperation on sustainable water use
* [[MerSea]] Marine Environment and Security for the European Area
* [[MODELKEY]] Models for assessing and forecasting the impact of key pollutants on marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive
* [[COASTWATCH]] Development of a global information service for European coastal environments
* [[Safety at Sea]] Development of measures to reduce and mitigate risks of accidental pollution of marine waters
* [[Seasearch]] European metadatabase for monitoring programmes and oceanographic data
* [[FLOODsite]] Integrated flood risk analysis and management methodologies

== Interreg projects ==

* [https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/tools/deduce-indicators-guidelines-to-adopt-an-indicators-based-approach-to-evaluate-coastal-sustainable-development DEDUCE]] Guidelines to adopt an indicators-based approach to evaluate coastal sustainable development.
* [[COREPOINT]] Creating a sustainable framework for ICZM
* [[BAR]] Beaches At Risk. Evatluation of beach and dune evolution on the coasts of northern France and southern England
* [[COMRISK]] Applied research on risk management strategies related to living in coastal areas
* [[SCALDIT WFD]] pilot project, analysis for international water managemetn of the Scheldt River, assessment of human impact and economic analysis
* [[MESSINA]] Managing European Shoreline and Sharing Information on Nearshore Areas
* [[SEAREG]] Sea level change affecting the spatial development in the baltic sea region
* [[Forum Skagerrak II]] Actions for a cleaner and more attractive sea and coast
* [[MESSINA]] Management of European shoreline and sharing information on nearshore areas

== EU LIFE programmes ==

[[ESGIRA-MARIA]] Respond to the lack of coordination and general disjointed nature of actions taken at different levels of the administration, the inadequacy of legislation and instruments for implementation and the lack of co-ordination between the different groups using coastal areas

== Other EU programmes ==

* [[TIDESED]] Time dependent changes in teh optical properties of sediments detected with remote sensing
* [[RACE]] Rapid Assessment of the Coastal Environment
* [[SOFT]] Satellite based Ocean Forecasting System
* [[MFSTEP]] Mediterranean ocean Forecasting System: Toward Environmental Predictions
* [[NOMATEC]] Development of non-degrading, NOvel MArine TECnologies
* [[SALMON]] Sea Air Land Modelling Operational Network
* [[EUROSION]] Assessment of coastal erosion and impacts of coastal erosion in Europe and policy recommendations
* [[HMAP]] History of Marine Animal Populations under Census of Marine Life (CoML)
* [[Nature in conflict]] Consequences of political management in the Wadden Sea Region
* [[SINCOS]] Sinking coasts. Geosphere, ecosphere and anthroposphere of the holocene Southern Baltic Sea
* [[SBI]] Western Arctic Shelf Basin Interaction
* [[ELME]] European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems

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