Our coasts are where we live, work, prosper and face a changing planet.

Nearly half of the planet's population lives near the coastal zone, much of the world economy flows through coastal seaports, and key pieces of infrastructure are located near the coast. They are also stunningly beautiful places that provide important ecological services for humanity.

Our Goal

Our coastal zones are also rapidly changing; storms, sea level rise, pollution, engineered structures and urban development are altering the way our coast's function.

Here at the Coastal Climate Institute our goal is to help you understand your position in this changing world so you can adapt, change, and thrive. 

About Us

The Coastal Climates Institute grew out of founding director, Dr. Alex Kolker’s, experience in coastal science, restoration and resilience. We value scientific integrity as we seek to provide rigorous analyses that support decision-making, strategy, and sustainability.

Formally organized as an LLC, the Coastal Climate Institute we provide useful scientific information to groups, government, corporations, and individuals who want to understand and adapt to a changing planet.

What We Do

Research and Analysis

Environmental change is complex. That's where we come in. We can help you understand our changing coastal zones, in the water, on land, and in the air.   Our work techniques are broad, employing data analytics, satellite image analysis and individualized field research projects, we help you understand our planet's changing coastal zones. 

At the Coastal Climate Institute, our work focused on four key areas, research and analysis, strategy and impact, education, and communication.

Strategy and Impact

Environmental change is underway across the world, and organizations, companies, governments and individuals need to adapt, prioritize and plan. Drawing on extensive experience in the coastal policy setting, we help our clients develop strategies to deal with coastal change, to minimize risks and maximize benefits.  

Education

As our planet changes the need to understand these changes grows. At the Coastal Climates Institute, we recognize that environmental education is more than an academic affair, it is a pressing concern for individuals, institutions and communities.  We provide educational products and resources to companies, organizations, governments, institutions and individuals that help you understand our changing world.  

Communication

At the Coastal Climate Institute, we help tell the story of coastal change. Our approach is rooted in science and based on a view that everyone should be able to understand our changing world. We speak directly to the media about our changing world, and we also help our clients and partners develop their own coastal and climate communication strategies. 

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  • "Longterm, people need to understand [that] ... nearly half the world population lives by the coast. New York and Houston are coastal cities. Lagos, Nigeria is a coastal city. London, England is a coastal city. Tokyo is near the coast. There are coastal population centers across the world. One of the things that keeps me going is to know that there are people all across the world that need to understand the coast and how it is changing for their long-term survivability and sustainability."

    —Alex Kolker

  • "Because Louisiana has been on the front lines of coastal change, the lessons that we have learned here in Louisiana are valuable to people across the world. And so one of the things that keeps me going is this idea that I can help people beyond here understand what to do to restore and maintain their coasts."

    —Alex Kolker

  • "During the Covid-19 lockdown, while others baked sourdough bread, Alex Kolker was studying satellite images of the Mississippi River Delta. As an oceanographer, geologist, and climate scientist, he is interested in how the Louisiana coastline loses land, and also how it builds that land back. "

    —Barry Yeoman who helped craft a series “Still Here: Stories from a fragile coastline” on the podcast A Piece of My Mind.

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