Long-term sea-level rise necessitates a commitment to adaptation: A first order assessment

Long-term sea-level rise necessitates a commitment to adaptation: A first order assessment

Without adaptation, sea-level rise (SLR) will put more people at risk of flooding. This requires a timely and adequate commitment to adaptation. In this paper, we show how adaptation needs to unfold over time to manage climate-induced SLR. We use a novel scenario-neutral approach, applied globally a...

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Main Authors: Marjolijn Haasnoot, Gundula Winter, Sally Brown, Richard J. Dawson, Philip J. Ward, Dirk Eilander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Climate Risk Management
Subjects:
Coastal flooding
Flood risk
Adaptation pathways
Decision making
Uncertainty
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221209632100084X

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