Integrated Impacts of Climate Change-Induced Sea Level Rise in Metro Boston and Adaptation Strategies

It is essential to monitor accurately current sea level changes to better understand and project future sea level rise (SLR). This is the basis to support the design of adaptation strategies to climate change. Altimeter sea level products are operationally produced and distributed by the E.U. Copernicus services dedicated to the marine environment (CMEMS) and climate change (C3S). The present article is a review paper that intends to explain why and to which extent the sea level monitoring indicators derived from these products are appropriate to develop adaptation strategies to SLR. We first present the main key scientific questions and challenges related to SLR monitoring. The different processing steps of the altimeter production system are presented including those ensuring the quality and the stability of the sea level record (starting in 1993). Due to the numerous altimeter algorithms required for the production, it is complex to ensure both the retrieval of high-resolution mesoscale signals and the stability of the large-scale wavelengths. This has led to the operational production of two different sea level datasets whose specificities are characterized. We present the corresponding indicators: the global mean sea level (GMSL) evolution and the regional map of sea level trends, with their respective uncertainties. We discuss how these products and associated indicators support adaptation to SLR, and we illustrate with an example of downstream application. The remaining gaps are analyzed and recommendations for the future are provided.

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"Property Purgatory"

Policy Quarterly ◽

10.26686/pq.v17i1.6730 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ben Dudley Tombs ◽

Janet Stephenson ◽

Ben France-Hudson ◽

Elisabeth Ellis

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Local Government ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Institutional Arrangements ◽

Storm Events ◽

Physical Damage ◽

Value Loss ◽

Practical Challenge ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate change will place increasing numbers of homeowners in ‘property purgatory’, a state of financial insecurity arising from the foreseeability of eventual damage and uncertainty about means to recover their losses. The impacts of climate change-induced sea level rise and storm events are now certain, and exposed properties will likely incur insurance, mortgage and value loss. These effects could occur prior to physical damage, and existing inequities will be magnified. Current legal and institutional arrangements offer no clear pathway for those affected to recover funds in order to relocate themselves. We position property purgatory as an immediate practical challenge for those affected seeking to recover their losses, and as a legal question regarding undefined responsibilities of central and local government.

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Vulnerability Assessment of the Coastal Area of the Kingdom of Bahrain Islands to the Impacts of Climate Change Sea Level Rise

Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Marine Sciences ◽

10.4197/mar.24-1.9 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 121-152

Author(s):

Sabah Aljenaid

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Vulnerability Assessment ◽

Coastal Area ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

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Climate Change – Livelihood – Migration Nexus: A Case Study from Sundarbans, India

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-14256 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Malay Pramanik ◽

Sylvia Szabo ◽

Indrajit Pal ◽

Parmeshwar Udmale

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Coastal Communities ◽

Poor People ◽

High Exposure ◽

Coastal Belt ◽

The Sundarbans ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract:Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century and is likely to increase migration of the marginal communities from the coastal areas throughout the world. It is projected that 200 million people worldwide will be climate refugees by 2050. Owing to high exposure and poor adaptive capacity, low-lying coastal areas and islands in developing countries are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Therefore, it is imperative to understand how climate change is affecting the livelihoods, in turn, driving the migration in these regions.The present study focuses on the Sundarbans region located along the coastal belt of West Bengal (India) as a part of Ganga-Brahmaputra mega delta. It is also a home of 4.7 million poor people, who earn below US$10 per month. The region is an exceedingly flat, low-lying, alluvial plain highly exposed to sea level rise, storm surge, tornedoes, cyclonic activity, riverbank erosion, salinization and subsequent mangrove depletion. Due to the climatic hazards, the basic livelihoods are at risk and their strategies towards livelihood collection remains largely unknown. Therefore, the present study provides insights into the nexus among climate stimuli, livelihood risks, and households&#8217; strategies in the region, with special emphasize on climate change.The study is based on field survey of 150 respondents representing migrant and non-migrant coastal communities from Gosaba, Basanti and Hingalganj block using structured questionnaires. More than 70% of respondents stated that livelihood risks mainly from climate change impacts as the major reason for inter-state migration, which is the main source of income supporting livelihood in the region. This environmental displacement in the Sundarbans region symbolizes the failure of adaptation to mitigate climate change induced sea level rise increasing the exposure to coastal flooding and storm surges, salinization, and erosion. &#160;This study discusses potential mitigation strategies to combat the impacts of climate change on livelihoods of the coastal communities in the region.

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Climate Change in the Philippines

Journal of Latin American Sciences and Culture ◽

10.52428/27888991.v3i4.142 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 72-74

Author(s):

Jameena Reynon

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

Sea Level ◽

Environmental Problem ◽

The Philippines ◽

Rice Yields ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Impacts of Climate Change in the Philippines include threats to biodiversity such as coral loss, declining rice yields, more intense droughts, and higher sea-level rise. While there is a strong scientific consensus that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are generating climate change that then contributes to stronger typhoons, the Filipinos have low responsibility for causing climate change. The struggle that is faced by the Philippines, as well as other developing countries, is more than just an environmental problem, it is an example of climate injustice.

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