The Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) programme, funded by the UK’s International Climate Finance under the Blue Planet Fund, is a seven-year initiative designed to strengthen climate resilience and prosperity for vulnerable coastal communities through equitable and sustainable management of coastal resources.
The annual learning synthesis
COAST’s first annual learning synthesis covers the period April 2024–March 2025, and captures lessons from COAST’s early design and implementation phase. It focuses on three of COAST’s Programmatic Learning Questions:
- Poverty alleviation: What are the links between poverty alleviation and nature-based solutions, including sustainable aquaculture, small-scale fisheries and marine habitat protection, sustainable management and restoration?
- Strategic partnerships: How can we establish and sustain relevant and effective multi-stakeholder partnerships in line with COAST objectives?
- Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI): How might we apply best practices for GEDSI?
This brief summarises the lessons emerging from the programme.
