Research in the Narayan lab at East Carolina University explores how nature-based and other adaptation strategies can help to reduce hazards from coastal flooding and erosion across local, national and global scales.

We work across disciplines with ecologists, economists and social scientists, using numerical and statistical methods to investigate spatial patterns of coastal hazards and assess adaptation  strategies.

We collaborate with colleagues across academic institutions and work closely with governments, international banks, industry and NGOs to inform coastal engineering and risk management policy, financing and practice.