United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNESCO

Cambers, Gillian /author

Diamond, Paul /author

Ikhlef, Khalissa /ed.

McDonald, David /ed.

Thulstrup, Hans D. /ed.

Sandwatch: adapting to climate change and educating for sustainable development.

Paris

2010

978-92-3-104179-2

1 Introduction
Summary
Background
Short history and scope of Sandwatch
Objectives of Sandwatch
Sandwatch methodology
Outline of this publication

2 Climate change adaptation and education for sustainable development
Weather and climate
Climate change
Climate change projections
Activity 2.1 – Conduct your own weather measurements
Responding to climate change
Activity 2.2 – Learning about climate change adaptation and mitigation
Climate change and beaches
Sandwatch and climate change adaptation
Education for sustainable development
Sandwatch and education for sustainable development

3 Getting started
Finding out more about Sandwatch
Forming a Sandwatch committee
What is a beach?
Deciding which beach characteristics to monitor
Deciding how frequently to monitor
Primary school participation in Sandwatch
Secondary school participation in Sandwatch
Sandwatch in the school curriculum
Students with special needs
Communities and Sandwatch
Sandwatch equipment

4 Observing and recording
Background
Activity 4.1 – Observing the beach and making a map
Activity 4.2 – Looking and listening: creating a photo mural and sound map
Activity 4.3 – How the beach used to look
Activity 4.4 – How the beach will look as the climate changes

5 Erosion and accretion
Background
Activity 5.1 – Measuring erosion and accretion over time
Activity 5.2 – Determining the effects of human structures on erosion and accretion
Activity 5.3 – Measuring beach profiles Beach erosion and sea level rise
Activity 5.4 – Measuring beach changes resulting from sea level rise

6 Beach composition
Background
Ocean acidification
Activity 6.1 – Finding out where beach material comes from
Activity 6.2 – Exploring ocean acidification
Activity 6.3 – Exploring what happens when sand and stones are removed for construction
Activity 6.4 – Measuring beach sand: size, shape and sorting

7 Human activities on the beach
Background
Activity 7.1 – Observing different activities on the beach
Activity 7.2 – Finding out the views of beach users
Activity 7.3 – Finding out how climate change will affect beach users

8 Beach debris
Background
Beach debris and climate change
Activity 8.1 – Measuring beach debris
Activity 8.2 – Conducting a beach clean-up

9 Water quality
Background
Water quality and climate change
Activity 9.1 – Measuring water quality
Activity 9.2 – Climate change and coral bleaching

10 Wave characteristics
Background
Waves and climate change
Activity 10.1 – Measuring waves
Activity 10.2 – Watching out for a tsunami
Activity 10.3 – Keeping a beach journal

11 Currents
Background
Activity 11.1 – Measuring longshore currents

12 Plants and animals
Background
Beach ecosystems and climate change
Activity 12.1 – Observing and recording plants and animals on the beach
Activity 12.2 – Understanding the role of coastal vegetation
Activity 12.3 – Increasing beach resilience to climate change
Activity 12.4 – Monitoring beaches for nesting turtles

13 Creating your Sandwatch network
Background
Making use of the media
Establishing a project website
Creating a newsletter
Social networking websites
Making and posting videos online
Getting started with Windows Moviemaker
Video conferencing
Other free web-based resources

14 Taking action
Examples of Sandwatch projects from the Bahamas
Final comments

References

Glossary

Annexes
Annex 1 – Sandwatch equipment
Substitutes for Sandwatch equipment
Annex 2 – Method for measuring and analysing beach profiles
Field methods
Data analysis
Annex 3 – Beach cleanup data card
Annex 4 – Wider Caribbean sea turtles

Subject Index

Location Index

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29.03.2018