Climate change strategy to protect the Atlantic Ports
The series of storms that the Atlantic arc faced during the winter 2013-14 hightlighted the needs and the interrogations about the efficiency of port defences against the sea.The phenomenon observed in 2013 has been more intense than the previous years.
The port defences facilities (dykes, piers, breakwaters…) are generally adapted to boatyards and docks protection and to absorb ocean waves from storms that happen at least every 30 years and more frequently every 50 years.
