Can the ‘sand motor’ save West Africa’s eroding coast? – Grist Magazine
![Aerial view of the middle of Zandmotor Beach, a large peninsula constructed on the coast of the Netherlands near the The Hague (by Joop van Houdt, courtesy of Rijkswaterstaat, Public Domain via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/23120130536_00fbb5a69b_c2-798x599.jpg)
As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements…It’s called the “sand motor,” and it comes from the Netherlands, a low-lying nation with centuries of experience in coastal protection…