Impacts of Climate Change in Coastal Areas: Lessons Learned and Experiences

2017 ◽  
pp. 471-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Leal Filho
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

scholarly journals The impact of climate change and natural disasters on food security in Indonesia: lessons learned on preserving forests sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 886 (1) ◽  
pp. 012090
Author(s):  
L R E Malau ◽  
A T Darhyati ◽  
Suharno
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Food Distribution ◽  
Forest Conversion ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Food security is one of the main goals in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal’s (SDG’s). Food security, natural disasters, and climate change are thought to be interrelated. Climate change contributes to natural disasters such as floods, landslides, drought, land and forest fires, resulting in reduced food production, increased food prices, and disrupted access to food distribution. Ultimately, the impacts of climate change and natural disasters are one of the main causes of hunger and affect all dimensions of food security. This study aimed to analyze the impact of climate change, natural disasters, and other determinants on food security in Indonesia using the Tobit regression. The data used was from 33 provinces in 2010-2018. Climate change was proxied by rainfall, while natural disasters were proxied by the frequency of natural disasters and facility damage due to disasters. The results showed that food crop production, GRDP per capita, and the average years of schooling had a significant effect on increasing food security. Meanwhile, rainfall and deforestation had a significant effect on reducing food security. On the other hand, although not significant, the frequency and damage to facilities due to natural disasters harms food security. The results of this study confirmed the importance of preserving forest biodiversity as an effort to achieve food security as seen from the negative effects of rainfall and deforestation on food security. In this case, deforestation was one of the contributors to climate change which in turn had an impact on the intensity of natural disasters. To achieve food security for the achievement of the SDGs, policies to reduce deforestation or forest conversion need attention as one of the efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and natural disasters.

Climate Change – Livelihood – Migration Nexus: A Case Study from Sundarbans, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malay Pramanik ◽  
Sylvia Szabo ◽  
Indrajit Pal ◽  
Parmeshwar Udmale
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Poor People ◽  
High Exposure ◽  
Coastal Belt ◽  
The Sundarbans ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p><p>Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century and is likely to increase migration of the marginal communities from the coastal areas throughout the world. It is projected that 200 million people worldwide will be climate refugees by 2050. Owing to high exposure and poor adaptive capacity, low-lying coastal areas and islands in developing countries are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Therefore, it is imperative to understand how climate change is affecting the livelihoods, in turn, driving the migration in these regions.</p><p>The present study focuses on the Sundarbans region located along the coastal belt of West Bengal (India) as a part of Ganga-Brahmaputra mega delta. It is also a home of 4.7 million poor people, who earn below US$10 per month. The region is an exceedingly flat, low-lying, alluvial plain highly exposed to sea level rise, storm surge, tornedoes, cyclonic activity, riverbank erosion, salinization and subsequent mangrove depletion. Due to the climatic hazards, the basic livelihoods are at risk and their strategies towards livelihood collection remains largely unknown. Therefore, the present study provides insights into the nexus among climate stimuli, livelihood risks, and households’ strategies in the region, with special emphasize on climate change.</p><p>The study is based on field survey of 150 respondents representing migrant and non-migrant coastal communities from Gosaba, Basanti and Hingalganj block using structured questionnaires. More than 70% of respondents stated that livelihood risks mainly from climate change impacts as the major reason for inter-state migration, which is the main source of income supporting livelihood in the region. This environmental displacement in the Sundarbans region symbolizes the failure of adaptation to mitigate climate change induced sea level rise increasing the exposure to coastal flooding and storm surges, salinization, and erosion.  This study discusses potential mitigation strategies to combat the impacts of climate change on livelihoods of the coastal communities in the region.</p>

Vulnerability to Inundation and Climate Change Impacts in California: Coastal Managers' Attitudes and Perceptions

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne C. Moser ◽  
John Tribbia
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Coastal California has witnessed persistent sea-level rise (10-20 cm) along its southern and central open ocean coastal sections and in San Francisco Bay over the past century. This paper aims to understand the perceptions of local coastal managers in California of current inundation-related risks, the added risks from climate change, and vulnerability to the growing coastal problems. We also explore the extent to which coastal managers are beginning to think about and tackle these increasing management challenges. Survey results presented here suggest that inundation already creates critical management challenges in California, but other, non-inundation-related coastal problems also vie for managers' attention. Despite high awareness of global warming and moderately good understanding of potential impacts of climate change on coastal areas, currently pressing issues and limited staff time and resources constrain their ability to begin dealing with the growing risks from sea-level rise. The sobering conclusion is that California is inadequately preparing for the impacts of climate change on coastal areas at this time. Local government will need substantial support from state and federal agencies if the level of preparedness for climate change and other inundation-related risks is to be elevated in the future.

Valuing welfare impacts of climate change in coastal areas: a French case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 482-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bénédicte Rulleau ◽  
Hélène Rey-Valette ◽  
Cécile Hérivaux
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
French Case ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Integrating sanitation and climate change adaptation: lessons learned from case studies of WaterAid’s work in four countries

Waterlines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Tallulah Gordon ◽  
Andrés Hueso
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change ◽  
Project Level

The links between climate change and sanitation are frequently overlooked in the WASH sector. This paper examines experiences of WaterAid in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, India, and Madagascar where there was some consideration of the impacts of climate change on sanitation. Climate resilience was often not considered explicitly, however, with work instead framed around weather-related threats that are now increasingly frequent and severe. In these case studies, sanitation and climate integration involved adapting on-site sanitation hardware to physical impacts on infrastructure, while some social aspects of climate resilience were also considered. Integration took place primarily at the project level, while climate change consideration seemed absent from wider planning and decision-making. Aside from these case studies, most of WaterAid’s sanitation work does not seem to incorporate climate change. It is recommended that climate resilience is integrated into each stage of sanitation programming, with a more systematic consideration of its potential impacts.

scholarly journals Climate change impacts and fungal decay in vulnerable historic structures at Svalbard

2020 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 20006
Author(s):  
Anne-Cathrine Flyen ◽  
Cecilie Flyen ◽  
Johan Mattsson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Fungal Growth ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Fungal Decay ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Wooden Structures ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

This paper emphasises on degradation of wood in cultural heritage structures at Svalbard. Nowhere else does global heating occur faster. Negative impacts of climate change will increase the strain on wooden structures and can daily be observed at Svalbard. The severe changes affect the degradation rate of wooden constructions, including cultural heritage. Certain microclimates, also in Polar areas, are favourable to fungal growth and decay. The probable enhancing effects climate change have on fungal degradation in wooden structures are however alarming. The paper displays findings of measurements from four different case study projects at Svalbard between 2009 and 2019. The results have been analysed separately, compiled and discussed in context, and towards relevant literature. We claim that impacts of climate change may not be generalized in order to predict effects in building materials. Further, that with extended knowledge on how climate change affects natural development of fungal decay, negative impacts may be reduced. Lessons learned from high Arctic areas might add longevity and sustainability to wooden cultural heritage constructions, also in different areas and environments. The paper is part of two of the authors' PhD work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Assessing Salinization and Water Quality in Koh Kong Coastal Areas of Cambodia: Potential Impacts of Climate Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 232 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kongkea Phan ◽  
Sotha Chek ◽  
Chenda Eav ◽  
Huy Sieng ◽  
Kyoung-Woong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

scholarly journals Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning in the Panchase Mountain Ecological Region

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaeyoon Park ◽  
Mozaharul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Ecological Region ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

As part of numerous efforts on adapting to climate change in Nepal, an approach of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is being demonstrated in the Panchase Mountain Ecological Region (PMER). Partners under the project entitled Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems in Nepal have been implementing activities to reduce vulnerability of the PMER to climate change and enhance resilient capacity of communities and ecosystems in the region to cope with adverse impacts of climate change already being witnessed. This article places focus on the process of EbA planning and preliminary lessons learned through the project activities in particular at local and ecological level. Reflection and suggestion on EbA planning presented in the article is expected to help all stakeholders in the Himalayan region and beyond design and implement future climate change adaptation activities to be more effective and efficient while empowering local communities and ensuring social, economic and environmental sustainability.  HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and EnvironmentIssue: 17, July 2015 

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