João Campolargo

João Campolargo is the mayor of Ílhavo, Portugal, who has been actively addressing the challenges posed by coastal erosion and rising sea levels in the region. Recently, he highlighted the urgency of the situation as the sea has encroached upon the dunes, damaging the walkway that connects the beaches of Barra and Costa Nova. Campolargo has been in discussions with the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA) since 2023 to seek solutions to this ongoing problem, emphasizing the need for sediment deposits to mitigate the effects of erosion, particularly following the lack of sand replenishment since 2020.