Impact Assessment of Storm Surge and Climate Change-Enhanced Sea Level Rise on Atoll Nations: A Case Study of the Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Impact Assessment of Storm Surge and Climate Change-Enhanced Sea Level Rise on Atoll Nations: A Case Study of the Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

The Pacific region consists of numerous Small Island Developing States (SIDS), one of the most vulnerable to flooding caused by compound effects of sea level rise (SLR) and storms. Nevertheless, individual studies regarding the impact assessment for SIDS, such as the low-lying Kiribati, remain scarc...

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Main Authors:	Audrius Sabūnas, Takuya Miyashita, Nobuki Fukui, Tomoya Shimura, Nobuhito Mori
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:	Frontiers in Built Environment
Subjects:	Kiribati sea level rise population displacement social impact of climate change inundation exposed population
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2021.752599/full

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