Restoring coastal areas through nature-based climate change adaptation strategies.
We know that coastal communities in Atlantic Canada are at risk from the hazards of climate change. This can have serious implications for people’s homes, livelihoods and the economy.
TransCoastal Adaptations’ framework for implementing nature-based solutions guides coastal adaptations and helps create resilience to climate change impacts along the Atlantic coast.
Latest Updates
Learn from experts in a fireside chat!
Welcome to the first annual fireside chat, in the series Reimagining Rural Resilience: Changing Landscapes and Lifescapes. This series will showcase new research on and about Nova Scotia. Register for the free event, which will take place on February 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM at Saint Mary’s University.
Abstracts for the 2026 Coastal Resilience Conference due February 9
We invite researchers, practitioners, students, and community partners to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations that advance the theme of Reimagining Nature-Based Solutions in coastal systems. All sessions will be at the Saint Mary’s University from June 22-24, 2026. This is an opportunity to disseminate your work to over 120 experts from around the world.
Introducing Wepe’k Mtasoq
We are pleased to announce the Wepe’k Mtasoq (White Cliff) Marsh (named by Michael McDonald from Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation)! In partnership with the Nova Scotia Nature Trust, the Making Room for Wetlands project restored tidal flow to this beautiful site along the Maqmekwitk (St. Croix River).
Aerial view of the Wepe’k Mtasoq during earthworks. CBWES.
Our Projects
At TransCoastal Adaptations, we work to help address the critical issue of climate change effects by developing and implementing nature-based solutions.
Our Research
We work with partners to restore coastal areas through nature-based climate change adaptation strategies and to be on the leading edge of research in this field.
Land Acknowledgement: We Are in Mi’kma’ki
TransCoastal Adaptations, as part of Saint Mary's University, acknowledges that we are located on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1725.
The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact, recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations.
We all have a responsibility to learn the truth about Canada’s history, particularly the nation’s relationship with the First Peoples of this land. TransCoastal Adaptations continues to have conversations about how sharing that knowledge contributes towards a more reconciled and socially-just future.
To learn more, explore these Reconciliation Resources, check out the Mi'kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas, and get to know The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq.