The objective of the SimpleCoast project was to assist practitioners to carry out simple, preliminary assessments of problems and solutions by learning some of the basics of coastal engineering and management in combination with hands-on training on data collection, assessment of coastal problems and design of simple engineering solutions. For this, simple and freely available tools and knowledge notes were prepared and made available on a website. The participatory modelling approach focused on the collective learning about the concepts of adaptive coastal management under uncertainties (e.g. climate change, global economy) and mediation by learning the basics of negotiation between different solutions. The approach also incorporated an adapted version of the Sustainable Delta serious game (SDG) for Small Islands (developed by Deltares).
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