Publication
Climate Change and Small Island Developing States
Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share...
Project
Island and Coastal Protection
Annual Reviews
What is it about?
In addition to inundating low-lying coastal areas, rising sea level increases the vulnerability of coastal regions to flooding caused by storm surges, tsunamis, and extreme astronomic tides. What measures are aimed at protecting the coast from erosion and coastline retreat, as well as damage to coastal settlements from flooding?
Resources3 total
- Publication
Wicked Challenges at Land's End: Managing Coastal Vulnerability Under Climate Change
With continuing influx of large numbers of people into coastal regions, human stresses on coastal ecosystems and resources are growing at the same time that...
