COASTS : Climate Change in the Pacific

Description:

Low-lying coastal areas are often the most populated parts of islands, with villages, towns, agriculture, infrastructure and tourist development competing for space. Unfortunately, coasts are also particularly vulnerable to climate hazards and weather events. Particular vulnerabilities include loss of land and islands from sea level rise and loss of homes and lives from extreme weather events such as cyclones. The resulting impacts – coastal erosion, infrastructure damage, flooding and salt...

Display date:

13/03/2015

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Content partner:

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

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