International Training Course On COASTAL EROSION MANAGEMENT

September, 5-9, 2005Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal* Course WEBSITE *Please visit the training course website athttp://www.fe.up.pt/~fpinto/Erosion <http://www.fe.up.pt/~fpinto/Erosion> .The Hydraulics and Water Resources Institute and the EUCC MediterraneanOffice are organizing a Training Course on "Coastal Erosion Management"which will be held September, 5-9, 2005 at the Faculty of Engineering of theUniversity of Porto, Porto - Portugal. The Course aims at providingpractical, scientifically sound training to those who have the task offinding solutions to coastal erosion related problems while working e.g. forcoastal municipalities, planning institutes, or consulting companies.Course material will make best use of the latest results of the<http://www.eurosion.org/> EUrosion study commissioned by the GeneralDirectorate Environment of the European Commission, which has resulted inpolicy recommendations on how to manage coastal erosion in Europe in themost sustainable way. The course will also benefit from the inputs ofleading European Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) initiatives,namely <http://www.coastalpractice.net/> CoPraNet and<http://www.coastlearn.org/> CoastLearn as coastal erosion is best managedapplying the ICZM approach.

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Jorge Brenner