Coastal resilience
    Client Reviews

    Trusted by Leaders in Global Coastal Resilience

    Hear from governments, international financial institutions, and NGOs who have worked with Dr. Cheryl J. Hapke.

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    Client Satisfaction

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    Projects Completed

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    Nations Served

    "Dr. Hapke's engagement with our SIDS program was transformative. She brought a depth of scientific knowledge that our internal team simply couldn't replicate. Her ability to translate complex geomorphological data into actionable policy frameworks saved our program both time and significant resources. A world-class scientific partner."

    Dr. Priya Ramesh

    Director of Climate Adaptation, UNEP Regional Office

    Pacific Island Resilience Program
    "We brought Dr. Hapke on to review a $220M coastal protection proposal in the Caribbean. Her technical audit identified critical flaws in the nature-based solution design that would have resulted in project failure. The depth and precision of her work was extraordinary. She is our go-to expert for any coastal resilience RFP."

    James O'Sullivan

    Senior Infrastructure Advisor, World Bank Group

    Caribbean Coastal Infrastructure Review
    "Our nation's coastline is our survival. Dr. Hapke understands this at a human level, not just a scientific one. Her disaster risk reduction framework has been adopted as national policy. She communicates with government officials, local communities, and scientists with equal clarity. We trust her completely."

    Minister Teina Ariki

    Ministry of Environment, Pacific Island Nation

    National Coastal Resilience Framework
    "Hapke Coastal LLC provided the scientific backbone for our SIDS adaptation grant proposal. The quality of Dr. Hapke's technical writing, her literature synthesis, and her vulnerability assessment methodology were exceptional. Our proposal was fully funded on the first submission."

    Sandra Kowalski

    Program Manager, USAID Climate Division

    USAID SIDS Adaptation Grant
    "Dr. Hapke's peer-reviewed research output from her USGS years remains the gold standard for coastal geology. As a consultant, she brings that same scientific rigor to real-world projects. She is uniquely positioned between academia and applied science — a rare and invaluable combination."

    Prof. Alejandro Vega

    Dean of Coastal Sciences, University of Miami

    Academic Research Partnership
    "We engaged Dr. Hapke for a regional resilience assessment covering six island nations. Her multi-scale approach, integrating historical shoreline data with climate projections, gave us a level of confidence in our risk modeling that we had never achieved before. She exceeded every expectation."

    Elaine Fitzgerald

    Chief Risk Officer, Caribbean Development Bank

    Regional Resilience Assessment