International assessments of the vulnerability of the coastal zone to climate change , including an Australian perspective
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International assessments of the vulnerability of the coastal zone to climate change, including an Australian perspective International assessments of the vulnerability of the coastal zone to climate change, including an Australian perspective
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Social vulnerability of small scale coastal fisher's livelihood to climate change
Fisheries support livelihood of over half a billion of people globally. Many of these people live in coastal regions of developing countries; and have limited capacity to adapt and build resilience in the face of climate change. This research assesses the biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics of fishers in four coastal communities, Komenda, Elmina, Cape coast and Morree, in Ghana. Stru...
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The risk of climate-change induced sea-level rise damage to human and economic development in coastal areas of The Gambia is mounting. The combined effect of sea-level rise and changes in upstream river discharge, erosion of coastal embankmentsand changes to natural sediment dynamics, pose a serious threat to the natural resources base and livelihood opportunities of coastal communities(UNDP, 2...
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The multidisciplinary Coastal Zone (CZ) network from the National Institute of Sciences and Technology (INCT) for Climate Change, aims to evaluate the state of knowledge and coordinate projects dealing with the effects of global climate changes in the country’s coastal zone. During its first year, CZ focused on literature review, historic data analysis and vulnerability studies. The studies wer...
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Disclaimer: This draft document represents the work and views of the editors and authors and does not necessarily imply endorsement by the agencies or organizations who provided financial support for this work, or with whom the authors are affiliated. Cover: Snow geese at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Coastal marshes such as these will be vulnerable to inundation from climate change-in...
متن کاملSome Problems of Vulnerability Assessment in the Coastal Zone of China
The Chinese coastline is 32000 km long. The 12 coastal provinces are very important in terms of population and their contribution to the economy, and contain 41.9% and 72.5% of China’s total, respectively. There are 8 coastal vulnerable areas and most of them are related to large deltas which presently have a large sediment-supply. 70% of muddy and sandy coasts suffer from erosion, but the main...
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تاریخ انتشار 2006