Agenda
9u30-10u: reception with coffee and pastries
10u-12u symposium @MOC
Welcome – Abdelkarim Bellafkih (MOW - Flanders Hydraulics)
- Introduction to the program of the day – Toon Verwaest (MOW - Flanders Hydraulics)
- Making space for NbS. Coastal Vision for Flanders – Edward Van Keer (MOW - Policy Division)
- How to nourish to maintain the coastal foundation in Belgium – Sebastian Dan (MOW - Flanders Hydraulics)
- Monitoring and researching Dune in front of Dike as a building block for coastal protection and ecological restoration – Steven Muylaert (MOW - Xperta) and Charlotte Taelman (UGent)
- Flemish Innovation of NbS for coastal protection – Kristien Veys (Blauwe Cluster)
- Dune in front of Dike impact on beach and sea dike management : case study on Raversijde/Oostende – Peter Van Besien (Coastal Division) and Karel Van Ackere (city of Oostende)
- Dune in front of Dike public perception : case study on Raversijde/Oostende – Flavia Cosoveanu (HZ University of Applied Sciences) and Melanka Brackx (MOW - Flanders Hydraulics)
12u-12u45: light lunch
12u45-13u15: (optional) guided tour @MOC
13u30-16u30: Site visit in the afternoon
- 13u30-14u00: BUS travel MOC → Raversijde
- 14u00-14u45: Raversijde Living Lab
- Drone demonstration (MOW - Xperta) @ Dune in front of Dike pilot (15 min)
- Walking for 2 km (25 min)
- Research Dike visit (5 min)
- 14u45-15u00: BUS travel Raversijde → Westende
- 15u00-15u30:Westende Dune in front of Dike first phase realisation of “Grass Dike”
- Walking for 750m (10 min)
- Explaining “Grass Dike” concept (15 min) Carl Pertz (Coastal division) and Maarten Van Nieuwenhove (Local council Middelkerke/Westende)
15u30-16u: Drink @ the beach
16u-16u30: BUS travel Westende → MOC (bus continues to Bruges 16u30-17u)
