Minister Irranca Davies(centre) with Coastal Campaign Representatives from DOC and SOS

DOC was given an excellent opportunity to present  its aims and objectives for sea defence policies on the Romney Marsh  directly to the  Parliamentary Under-Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies (  Minister for Marine and Natural Environment) ,  during a ‘Coastal Communities at Risk’ Conference,  held at  the Institute of Civil Engineers,  Westminster on 6 July 2009   ,  hosted by Coastnet and the CCAG  and  chaired by Norman Lamb MP.

Coastal campaign groups such as SOS ( Save our Selsey), SCAR (Suffolk Coast against Retreat ) Solent Protection Group,  Middleton On Sea Association, Gwent Level Flood Alliance,  Cuckmere Valley  and many more  from all over the country , as well as representatives from the Environment Agency , Natural England,   CPRE,  National Trust,  various Universities, District Coundils  and Consultants such as Halcrow , H R  Wallingford , Royal Haskoning , together with  representatives from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, The Crown Estate , the Institute of Civil Engineers , Southern Water,   Climate South East,  the Parliament Office of Science and Technology  and  other organisations   attended and this most successful event .

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