The team from the Transformative Research Actions for resilient Coastal Communities (TRACC) project met in Greenwich from 10-12 March for their second project retreat.
The TRACC project will explore and implement new transformative place- and values-based ways of governing coastal resilience and sustainability across Mid-North Wales, the Firth of Clyde (Scotland), Lough Foyle (Ireland), and the Humber (England).
The four-year project, which started in September, is in its first stage, developing Resilience Collectives (RCs) in each of these four locations, working with a wide range of actors across local communities. The purpose of RCs is to co-develop a deep understanding of the systemic barriers and opportunities that can support transformative resilience and develop new partnerships that can endure beyond the duration of the project. To achieve this, in the first year of the project they will develop Transdisciplinary Actions Plans (TAPs) to identify action research priorities.
The learning and experiences of each RC will be drawn together and shared nationally via a newly created UK Resilience Assembly, supported by the Coastal Partnerships Network and other TRACC partners to maximise impact and legacy.
At the retreat, the project talked in detail about the different resilience challenges faced by the four case regions, from climate change to social (in)justice and institutional and regulatory issues. We also discussed key issues and opportunities that transdisciplinary working brings and developed a vision for the project that brings out the relations between resilience, transformation, power and justice.
For more information about the TRACC project, visit their project page.
