A strategy for monitoring systemic vulnerability to marine erosion and flooding

Littoralisation, or the concentration of people and activities in coastal areas, associated with the intrinsic mobility of coasts and with the context of climate change, tends to increase the vulnerability of coastal areas. This article presents a new interdisciplinary approach towards the concept of vulnerability that makes it possible to move beyond the nature/society dichotomy, and an inter-sectorial researcher-manager method for the development of a series of monitoring indicators for the four components of systemic vulnerability: hazards, stakes, management and representations. These indicators are precursors of an integrated observatory that will act as a source of data for research and inform public policy for coastal areas.Le phénomène de littoralisation du peuplement et des activités, associé à la mobilité intrinsèque des côtes et au contexte de changement climatique, tend à accroître la vulnérabilité des territoires côtiers. Cet article propose, d’une part, une approche interdisciplinaire renouvelée du concept de vulnérabilité permettant de dépasser la dichotomie nature/société. D’autre part, il présente une méthode intersectorielle chercheurs-gestionnaires de construction d’une série d’indicateurs de suivi des quatre composantes de la vulnérabilité systémique (aléa, enjeux, gestion et représentations). Ces indicateurs préfigurent un observatoire intégré, à la fois source de données pour la recherche, et au service des politiques publiques pour les territoires côtiers

Introduction: Special Issue on Coastal Evolution under Climate Change along the Tropical Overseas and Temperate Metropolitan France

International audienceThis paper presents how major French science-oriented public institutions and Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation (MESRI) have developed and structured coastal observatories along metropolitan and oversea coastlines in order to better understand the metropolitan and oversea French coastal evolution on a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Scientific results presented in this special Issue have been obtained in the framework of the resulting DYNALIT / ILICO observatory network

Rapport final du groupe de travail. Futur de Coriolis

This report provides the final report of the « Future of Coriolis » working group set up by the Governing Board of the Coriolis 2014-2020 framework agreement during the second half of 2019. It is structured around 4 parts: context, status, recommendations and next steps.Le rapport propose le compte-rendu final des travaux du groupe de travail « Futur de Coriolis » institué par le Comité Directeur de l’accord cadre Coriolis 2014-2020 au cours du deuxième semestre 2019. Il s’articule autour de 4 parties : contexte, état des lieux, préconisations et prochaines étapes

Change along the Tropical Overseas and Temperate Metropolitan France

International audienceThis paper presents how major French science-oriented public institutions and Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation (MESRI) have developed and structured coastal observatories along metropolitan and oversea coastlines in order to better understand the metropolitan and oversea French coastal evolution on a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Scientific results presented in this special Issue have been obtained in the framework of the resulting DYNALIT / ILICO observatory network

First elements to unify environmental RI efforts at national level: national scientific expectations across RIs (specific goals, expertise, data).

EU environmental Research infrastructures (RI) are the result of a construction by scientific communities and are therefore organised, most often, by thematic domains. They are designed to respond to scientific questions and/or service demands, and involve technological developments and innovations. However, a certain number of infrastructures are interconnected and/or allow for cross-cutting, interdisciplinary studies in various environments, from physical-chemical processes (climate, elemental cycles, etc.) to the functioning of systems. Research infrastructures in Earth system and environmental sciences are one of the cornerstones of the response to the major scientific challenges posed by the UN's SDGs for the 2030 horizon or those of the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). They provide essential tools for making observations and acquiring data on processes and modelling them. In order to optimize the position and role of JERICO-RI in the European landscape of environmental RIs and more particularly in the hydrosphere domain (such as EMSO, ARGO, DANUBIUS, AQUACOSM, eLTER), the present deliverable 1.2 aims at outlining a framework for collaboration with other IRs. Part of this task is being treated in the JERICO-S3 project by a top-down approach in JS3-WP2, the present work will ensure a bi-directional or even nested scientific approach by studying the landscape, the relationships already established by each national RI and the scientific and social needs.  The main outcomes of this Deliverable D2.1 (preliminary version) are : - A description of the landscape of environmental Research Infrastructures at European level, with a focus on those directly associated with the observation inland watersand ocean systems and therefore within the perimeter of JERICO-RI  - Two national examples of structuring interactions between national nodes of European marine research infrastructures: France and Italy - The formulation of preliminary suggestions for the implementation of a collaborative framework at  European level based on the prioritised societal needs expressed by the nations This deliverable is a preliminary version, the full content will have to be discussed, enriched and validated by all WP1 members and representatives constituting the Nations Committee

A French research infrastructure for Coastal Ocean and Seashore Observations

ILICO, the French Research Infrastructure for Coastal Ocean and Nearshore Observations, is a notable example of national and pan-institutional efforts to expand knowledge of the complex processes at work within the critical coastal zone in line with the European Ocean Observing System perspective. At the interface between land and sea, ILICO is necessarily multiscale and pluri-disciplinary. It federates complementary distributed observation services (networks) monitoring coastline dynamics, sea level evolution, physical and biogeochemical water properties, coastal water dynamics, phytoplankton, benthos composition and coral reef health in order to monitor and detect episodic events (e.g. extreme events), understand physics-biology multi-scale coupling and answer operational needs and societal demands. Each network is accredited and receives funding from the French Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation and national public research institutions. In addition to the sustained and long-term nature of its time-series data, ILICO's observation sites have unique geographical coverage spanning both metropolitan coastlines and those of overseas national territories. Significantly, although its scope is not strictly limited to coastal marine systems, ILICO is the French-node of the Joint European Research Infrastructure for Coastal Marine systems (JERICO-RI) led by France. ILICO's latest advances include the implementation of an open data strategy, aggregating multisource data to ensure optimal access and re-use by the scientific community, for operational ocean observing and forecasting, and by public authorities and citizens

Preliminary report for long-term scientific plan

One goal of JERICO-DS WP1 consists of identifying the main scientific needs and societal problems that are most important for each nation. The idea is to provide preliminary indications of the national desired requirements and characteristics in the scientific design phase of the JERICO-RI. The subsequent analysis of these desiderata focuses on the common problems and needs, underlining which ones may be  complementary among different nations. This process ensures the bidirectional approach, that is the continuous exchange and update of scientific strategies and needs, from the global to the national scale and vice versa. The same process intends to integrate the regional viewpoint, proper of the JERICO-S3 project, with the national viewpoint introduced by JERICO-DS. This Deliverable D1.1 contributes to this general goal by: 1. listing societal needs within specific Scientific Topics and Integrated Themes; 2. identifying common societal needs based on their priority and implementation levels at the national level; 3. formulating preliminary suggestions to consider the national scale in the JERICO strategy. D1.1 is a preliminary contribution of Deliverable D1.3 entitled "Final report for a long-term scientific plan: a mutually beneficial strategy to bridge national and EU landscape" which incorporates recommendations from D1.2 - "First elements to unify environmental RI efforts at national level: national scientific expectations across RIs (specific goals, expertise, data)" and represents the main outcome of the whole WP1. The enumeration/classification of the societal needs within specific Scientific Topics and Integrated Themes brought to a list of six Scientific Topics and three Integrated Themes. The list was put forth considering the important connections with the KSCs of the JERICO community (Grémare et al., 2021) as well as with the MSFD descriptors and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Inside each  Topic and Themes several societal needs were also identified together with their scales (multinational/regional, national and local) to enforce the JERICO-DS bi-directional approach. The number of societal  needs varies within each Topic/Theme from a maximum number of eight to a minimum of two. The identification of common societal needs was based on their priority and implementation levels at the national level collected through a survey filled by National Representatives (NRs). Main results from the survey indicated that nations shared different high-priority needs. These include: ● non-indigeneous species, ● aquaculture, ● climate change, ● localised measures/protection from marine litter, ● riverine inputs, ● impact/effects of storms and floods; which were indicated at least by 13 out of 14 nations. With the exception of oil spill dynamics and marine forecast, many relevant societal needs demanded more implementation for most of the nations, with the inclusion of those related to MSFD descriptors. The formulation of preliminary suggestions to consider the national scale in the JERICO strategy was based on the development of specific Data-to-Products Thematic Services (D2PTS) to address the common high-priority national societal needs. This is thought to be strategic and directly linked to Pillar#1, "Fostering societal impact for a larger community of stakeholders" (Grémare et al., 2021). These services are envisioned in the directions taken by the four pilot-focused regional/thematic services identified in the JERICO-S3 WP7 and are also important to sort out the overlapping areas with established RIs

Advances in operational oceanography : expanding Europe's ocean observing and forecasting capacity

The 9th EuroGOOS International Conference 2021 was EuroGOOS first virtual conference and was well received by the ocean research and operational community. The strong participation of more than 530 people from over 40 countries around the world, demonstrated the willingness of the ocean observing community to come together and showcase the latest research and developments in operational oceanography, ocean observing and data management

Portail vitrine de l’IR ILICO

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