Assoc. Prof. Dr. Donatas Pupienis and Dr. Oleksiy Davydov, researchers of NRC Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research, took part in the 17th International Coastal Symposium, ICS2024, held in Doha, Qatar, 24-27 September 2024. About 300 researchers participated in the event curated by representative international scientific organisations (Coastal Education and Research Foundation, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Journal of Coastal Research). Plenary presentations were delivered by the world’s leading researchers on a wide range of issues in coastal science and coastal management, particularly relevant in the context of ongoing global climate changes. Discussions on coastal engineering, offshore and onshore renewable energy generation, coastal biology and ecology formed an important part of the symposium. Alongside scientists, the event was attended by a wide range of representatives from private organisations and public administrations, as well as businessmen. A detailed programme of the event is available at (a29d90_e9f4006b11b34fcaa096ca75b37a8d64.pdf (ics2024.org).
Lithuanian researchers were represented at the event by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Donatas Pupienis and Dr. Oleksiy Davydov, who presented oral and poster presentations prepared in collaboration with national and international researchers and PhD students of the Nature Research Centre. Researchers reviewed trends in the dynamics of Baltic and Black Sea coasts, assessed coastal responses to extreme climate events, and presented methodological aspects of applied research:
Brazdžiūnas, P. Pupienis, D. Jarmalavičius, D., Žilinskas, G. 2024. Space–time tendencies of coastal dynamics based on morphometric and hydro-meteorological data (Curonian Spit, Lithuania).
Buynevich, I.V., Tõnisson, H., Pupienis, D., Rosentau, A., Bitinas, A., Jarmalavičius, D., Davydov, O.V., Kont, A., Vilumaa, K., Suursaar, Ü., Savarese, M., Luik, K., Kadurin, S.V., Wiest, L.A., and Suuroja, S. 2024. High-resolution sampling and rapid image-based assessment of dark opaque fractions in coastal sands.
Davydov, O.V., Buynevich, I. V., Shvets, O.M. 2024. New storm breaches in the context of non-tidal inlet dynamics: Storm Bettina (2023), Black Sea coast, Ukraine.
