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BEACH-SOS

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
2 Water-smart societies
objective
2.2 Blue economy
Project type
Small Project
Implementation
August 2023 - July 2025
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BEACH-SOS

The BEACH-SOS project helps authorities, businesses, and local communities adapt to the changing climate to ensure thriving and sustainable beach recreation and tourism in the future.
Project summary

Climate change is transforming beaches and beach tourism in noticeable ways. Rising sea levels are making some beaches smaller, and severe storms are causing damage to places where people stay on vacation. Climate changes might make it harder to enjoy the beach when it rains more often or gets too hot. Sometimes, the water quality might not be good for swimming due to pollution or changes in the water temperature caused by climate change. All these changes can affect how people enjoy the beach and impact businesses that rely on tourism.

The BEACH-SOS project has a special mission – to help coastal municipalities, businesses, and local communities prepare for the changing climate.

What do they want? They want to ensure that beach recreation and tourism can keep going strong and be sustainable in the future in the Baltic Sea Region.

Now, why is this so important? Well, the beaches along the Baltic Sea aren't just lovely places to visit; they're a significant part of something called the EU Blue Economy. This term means that the coast and its state of conservation are essential to provide jobs and income for lots of people, more than 330,000 jobs around the Baltic countries to be exact.

But there's a twist in the story. Beach tourism is very sensitive to the climate, which means changes in the weather and the environment could cause problems. The big issue is that climate change is knocking on the door and bringing all sorts of challenges that could affect the beach business.

Dealing with these challenges requires a plan. The issue is that climate data is like an incomplete puzzle—hard to find, comprehend, and use for decisions. This results in a problem: many people are unaware of upcoming climate changes and how to prepare for them.

And this is where BEACH-SOS comes in! BEACH-SOS is a project that works in Latvia, Denmark, and Germany. It has a big goal: to help local governments, businesses near the coast, non-profit organisations, and the coastal communities to adapt to climate change. BEACH-SOS  want to help all these people become "climate-smart."

How do they achieve this? They guide and support local municipalities in understanding and utilising climate change information to care for the beaches. Ensuring everyone has access to the most reliable information to navigate these changes is also part of their efforts.

Yet, BEACH-SOS has more in mind! They aspire to unite people across the Baltic region to collaborate. Together, their objectives include:

  1. Assisting municipalities to plan and manage beaches in adapting to climate changes while preserving their charm.
  2. Creating programs to aid local communities in preparing for beach-related climate change alterations.
  3. Developing methods to make beach tourism resilient in the face of climate change.
  4. Establishing a network where everyone can share their insights and wisdom on maintaining beaches and coastal tourism sustainable.

In essence, BEACH-SOS is devoted to ensuring the continued beauty, liveliness, and resilience of Baltic beaches in the face of forthcoming changes.

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Budgets

BEACH-SOS
in numbers.
  • 0.50
    Million
    Total
  • 0.40
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway
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BEACH-SOS
in numbers.

  • 53.41043614999999510.422339497863192
  • 55.65330212.542842
  • 57.26339124.415245
  • 56.939306124.0693444
  • 54.172054612.0771826

Project partners

Lead partnerHelmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH
  • Town
    Geesthacht
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Herzogtum Lauenburg
Total partner budget
186,934.40
Danish Outdoor Council
  • Town
    København
  • Region
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Region
    Byen København
Total partner budget
26,220.00
Saulkrasti Municipality
  • Town
    Saulkrasti
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Vidzeme
Total partner budget
106,025.60
Foundation for Environmental Education Latvia
  • Town
    RÄ«ga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    RÄ«ga
Total partner budget
96,393.60
EUCC - The Coastal Union Germany
  • Town
    Rostock
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt
Total partner budget
82,908.80

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Events

08-09
October
Coastal Communities from a Dreamed Coast to Reality
Project: BEACH-SOS
Physical Meeting
08. - 09. October 2024
10:00 - 13:00 (BST)
    02-04
    June
    BEACH-SOS Tackles Climate Change at the Baltic Sea Tourism Forum!
    Project: BEACH-SOS
    Physical Meeting
    02. - 04. June 2024
    00:00 - 23:59 (BST)
    02
    May
    Køge Bay. Climate-Smart Beaches for Sustainable Coastal Tourism
    Project: BEACH-SOS
    Physical Meeting
    02. May 2024
    09:30 - 15:30 (BST)
    12
    April
    BEACH-SOS Workshop at BeachVision Event
    Project: BEACH-SOS
    Physical Meeting
    12. April 2024
    09:00 - 13:30 (BST)
    23-26
    January
    BEACH-SOS meets Saulkrasti
    Project: BEACH-SOS
    Physical Meeting
    23. - 26. January 2024
    00:00 - 23:59 (EET)

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