Homes and important wildlife habitats along the beautiful North Norfolk coast may be under threat, and opinion is divided over how to manage predicted changes. Now, for the first time, the University of East Anglia is bringing together scientists from all over the country who have undertaken research along the coast to create the fullest picture so far of what its future is likely to hold and to contribute ideas for its management. Organisations responsible for the management of the coast will play an important role in the events of the two days. The day school gives the public the chance to hear about our research and to discuss the management of the coast in the next 10 or 20 years. That discussion could be lively.
Opinion is divided.
Recent reports include predictions that hundreds of acres of the low-lying coastal territory could become permanently flooded within the next 50 years, as global warming causes sea levels to rise.