Marine Spatial Planning CPD Series 2025

Moderator: Dr Heather Richie MIPI

• DCEE UPDATE ON MSP AND COEXISTENCE IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT – Speakers TBA
• Q&A

Moderator: Ali Robinson MIPI

• ROLE OF IRISH LIGHTS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT - Ronan Boyle, Commissioners of Irish Lights
• MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE – Speaker TBA
• Q&A

Moderator: Conor Crowther MIPI

• IRELAND’S NATIONAL COASTAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - DHLGH
• COASTAL ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IN THE UK - Prof Robert Nicholls, University of East Anglia, Former Director, Tyndall Institute, UK
• Q&A

Speakers

Prof Robert Nicholls is based at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia and the School of Engineering at the University of Southampton. He analyses long-term coastal behaviour, identifying problems and finding solutions. Much of his work has focused on sea-level rise and climate change. A distinctive dimension has been consideration of the coastal zone as a series of interacting systems which facilitates policy analysis. He also has extensive international and global experience, especially in coastal cities, deltas and small islands. He has advised national governments (e.g., UK, Netherlands, Bangladesh, Singapore) and intergovernmental organisations (e.g., OECD) on climate change and coastal issues. He was a lead author to five reports of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) assessment process. Active and recent projects include PROTECT on high-end sea-level rise; CoCliCo on coastal climate services; and REST-COAST on coastal restoration.