scholarly journals ADAPTATION OF EXISTING BREAKWATERS TO SEA LEVEL RISE – OVERTOPPING EFFECT

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Dang-Trinh Nguyen ◽  
Jérôme Brossard
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Empirical Models ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Wave Overtopping ◽  
Changement Climatique ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

This paper describes the wave overtopping measurements of small scale maritime breakwater in sea level rise scenarios which are supposed in French program GICC (Gestion et Impacts du Changement Climatique - Management and Impacts of Climate Change). Many reinforced solutions have been carried out with the purpose to conserve the overtopping rate; among them, the influence of raising freeboard crest is analyzed. The test results are compared with results from literature and with the empirical models presented by Owen (1980), Van der Meer (1998) and Besley (1999). Since then, a guideline is proposed for a better prediction of wave overtopping with various types of high crown-wall.

scholarly journals Disjunct perceptions? Climate change threats in two-low lying South African coastal towns

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (31) ◽  
pp. 59-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gijsbert Hoogendoorn ◽  
Bronwyn Grant ◽  
Jennifer M. Fitchett
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
South African ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

Abstract Coastal towns rely heavily on the quality and expanse of their beaches to attract tourists. Climate is an important tourism determinant, controlling the length and timing of peak arrivals. South African tourism is particularly reliant on these factors. Perceptions of tourists and tourist accommodation establishment regarding climate change threats to tourism are explored for the towns of St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis. Tourism accommodation establishments were predominantly concerned with day-to-day changes in weather, investing in small-scale infrastructural changes to improve the comfort of their guests. By contrast, tourists demonstrated greater concern for the risk of flooding, sea-level rise and the degeneration of the beaches. This reflects concerning disjunctures between perceptions of tourists and accommodation establishments regarding climate change threats. This may portray to tourists insufficient investment in adaptation at accommodation establishments, resulting in decreased tourist visitations in the short-term in favour of destinations perceived as better prepared.

scholarly journals "Property Purgatory"

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.

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

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

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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’ strategies in the region, with special emphasize on climate change.</p><p>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.  This study discusses potential mitigation strategies to combat the impacts of climate change on livelihoods of the coastal communities in the region.</p>

Climate Change in the Philippines

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.

scholarly journals Economic impacts of climate change in Europe: sea-level rise

2011 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bosello ◽  
Robert J. Nicholls ◽  
Julie Richards ◽  
Roberto Roson ◽  
Richard S. J. Tol
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change
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