CAN WE SAVE THE CALIFORNIA DELTA IN THE FACE OF SEA LEVEL RISE?

This chapter discusses what constitutes adaptation responses by firms in the face of climate change. There are four integral components of adaptation activities undertaken by firms: assessment of risk, understanding of vulnerability, understanding the regulatory barriers to overcome the vulnerability, and, finally, adoption of policies to overcome the vulnerability. While it is easy to understand these components separately, their interdependencies make the overall picture more complicated. Also complicating the issue is the fact that most small and medium firms do not have the capacity and resources to predict the impact of such changes on their operations, and hence, to quickly make the adjustments necessary to overcome them. The response of firms also depends on the nature of the climate risk they face, whether it is sea-level rise, or temperature rise.

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Conservation Choices in the Face of Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study on Marsh Migration from Phippsburg, Maine

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review ◽

10.1017/age.2017.24 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 388-419 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sahan T. M. Dissanayake ◽

Meagan K. Hennessey

Keyword(s):

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Land Conservation ◽

Simulation Data ◽

Sea Levels ◽

Decision Method ◽

The Face ◽

Rising Sea Levels ◽

Knapsack Algorithm

We analyze the benefits of incorporating climate change into land conservation decisions using wetland migration under rising sea-levels as a case study. We use a simple and inexpensive decision method, a knapsack algorithm implemented in Excel, with (1) simulation data to show that ignoring sea-level rise predictions lead to suboptimal outcomes, and (2) an application to land conservation in Phippsburg, Maine to show the real-world applicability. The simulation shows an 11-percent to almost 30-percent gain in increased benefits when accounting for sea-level rise. The results highlight that it is possible to, and important to, incorporate sea-level rise into conservation planning.

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Options to Protect Coastlines and Secure Maritime Jurisdictional Claims in the Face of Global Sea Level Rise

Threatened Island Nations ◽

10.1017/cbo9781139198776.009 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 141-166

Author(s):

Clive Schofield ◽

David Freestone

Keyword(s):

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

The Face ◽

Global Sea Level

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Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise

Conservation Science and Practice ◽

10.1111/csp2.593 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Justine Bell‐James ◽

James A. Fitzsimons ◽

Chris L. Gillies ◽

Nicole Shumway ◽

Catherine E. Lovelock

Keyword(s):

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Coastal Ecosystems ◽

The Face

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Adaptive Capacity Mapping of Semarang Offshore Territory by the Increasing of Water Level and Climate Change

Forum Geografi ◽

10.23917/forgeo.v27i1.5084 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Ifan Ridlo Suhelm

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Adaptive Capacity ◽

Sea Level ◽

Land Subsidence ◽

Educational Background ◽

Intergovernmental Panel ◽

Two Factors ◽

The Face ◽

The Village

Tidal inundation, flood and land subsidence are the problems faced by Semarang city related to climate change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted the increase of sea level rise 18-59 cm during 1990-2100 while the temperature increase 0,6°C to 4°C during the same period. The Semarang coastal city was highly vulnerable to sea level rise and it increased with two factors, topography and land subsidence. The purpose of this study was to map the adaptive capacity of coastal areas in the face of the threat of disasters caused by climate change. The parameters used are Network Number, Employee based educational background, Source Main Livelihoods, Health Facilities, and Infrastructure Road. Adaptive capacity of regions classified into 3 (three) classes, namely low, medium and high. The results of the study showed that most of the coastal area of Semarang have adaptive capacities ranging from low to moderate, while the village with low capacity totaling 58 villages (58.62%) of the total coastal district in the city of Semarang.

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Relocate People to Safer Ground

Building a Resilient Tomorrow ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190909345.003.0010 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 169-188

Author(s):

Hill and

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Large Scale ◽

Political Stability ◽

Sudden Onset ◽

Economic Opportunity ◽

The World ◽

The Face ◽

Slow Onset

Whether the world is prepared for it or not, climate change will drive large-scale migration. The impacts of climate change—both slow-onset changes, such as sea-level rise and drought, and sudden-onset events, such as extreme storms and wildfires—push people from their homes. Managed well, migration can yield enormous benefits, offering greater opportunities for those who relocate and injecting new talent and energy into receiver communities. But climate change threatens to unleash “disruptive migration,” that is, sudden migration that could strain social, economic, and political stability. The task ahead in the face of climate change is to encourage managed, gradual migration that minimizes disruption, moves people out of harm’s way, and turns displacement into economic opportunity. This chapter outlines the strategies and tools that exist to make this possible.

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Temperature sensitivity of organic-matter decay in tidal marshes

Biogeosciences ◽

10.5194/bg-11-4801-2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (17) ◽

pp. 4801-4808 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

M. L. Kirwan ◽

G. R. Guntenspergen ◽

J. A. Langley

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Temperature Sensitivity ◽

Carbon Accumulation ◽

Tidal Marshes ◽

Moderate Increase ◽

Elevated Atmospheric Co2 ◽

The Face ◽

Soil Elevation

Abstract. Approximately half of marine carbon sequestration takes place in coastal wetlands, including tidal marshes, where organic matter contributes to soil elevation and ecosystem persistence in the face of sea-level rise. The long-term viability of marshes and their carbon pools depends, in part, on how the balance between productivity and decay responds to climate change. Here, we report the sensitivity of labile soil organic-matter decay in tidal marshes to seasonal and latitudinal variations in temperature measured over a 3-year period. We find a moderate increase in decay rate at warmer temperatures (3–6% per °C, Q10 = 1.3–1.5). Despite the profound differences between microbial metabolism in wetlands and uplands, our results indicate a strong conservation of temperature sensitivity. Moreover, simple comparisons with organic-matter production suggest that elevated atmospheric CO2 and warmer temperatures will accelerate carbon accumulation in marsh soils, and potentially enhance their ability to survive sea-level rise.

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Landowner behavior can determine the success of conservation strategies for ecosystem migration under sea-level rise

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.1620319114 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 114 (34) ◽

pp. 9134-9139 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Christopher R. Field ◽

Ashley A. Dayer ◽

Chris S. Elphick

Keyword(s):

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Conservation Planning ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Human Dimensions ◽

Tidal Marshes ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Human Aspects ◽

The Face

The human aspects of conservation are often overlooked but will be critical for identifying strategies for biological conservation in the face of climate change. We surveyed the behavioral intentions of coastal landowners with respect to various conservation strategies aimed at facilitating ecosystem migration for tidal marshes. We found that several popular strategies, including conservation easements and increasing awareness of ecosystem services, may not interest enough landowners to allow marsh migration at the spatial scales needed to mitigate losses from sea-level rise. We identified less common conservation strategies that have more support but that are unproven in practice and may be more expensive. Our results show that failure to incorporate human dimensions into ecosystem modeling and conservation planning could lead to the use of ineffective strategies and an overly optimistic view of the potential for ecosystem migration into human dominated areas.

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