Vulnerability Assessment of the Coastal Area of the Kingdom of Bahrain Islands to the Impacts of Climate Change Sea Level Rise

Climate change will place increasing numbers of homeowners in ‘property purgatory’, a state of financial insecurity arising from the foreseeability of eventual damage and uncertainty about means to recover their losses. The impacts of climate change-induced sea level rise and storm events are now certain, and exposed properties will likely incur insurance, mortgage and value loss. These effects could occur prior to physical damage, and existing inequities will be magnified. Current legal and institutional arrangements offer no clear pathway for those affected to recover funds in order to relocate themselves. We position property purgatory as an immediate practical challenge for those affected seeking to recover their losses, and as a legal question regarding undefined responsibilities of central and local government.

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COASTAL VULNERABILITY PREDICTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: STUDY CASE IN CIREBON COASTAL LAND

Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kelautan Tropis ◽

10.29244/jitkt.v3i1.7834 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ricky Rositasari ◽

Wahyu B. Setiawan ◽

Indarto H. Supriadi ◽

Hasanuddin Hasanuddin ◽

Bayu Prayuda

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Coastal Area ◽

Sea Water ◽

Salt Ponds ◽

Land Uses ◽

Coastal Vulnerability ◽

Study Case ◽

Coastal Land

Coastal area is the most vulnerable area to climate change. Cirebon coastal land in Western Java, Indonesia is low-lying coastal area which is one of the potential areal for fish culture and farming. There are also major transportation facilities for western Java province to the whole area in the island (Java) through this area. As low-lying landscape, populated and developing city, Cirebon should be considered vulnerable to future sea level rise. Geomorphology, geo-electric and remote sensing study were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in coastal land of Cirebon. The result showed that most part of coastal area in Cirebon was eroded in various scales which vulnerable turn to worst. Sea water was penetrating throughout several kilometres inland. Valuation on various land-uses would project 1,295,071,755,150 rupiah/ha/year of loss while sea level were rose 0.8 meters that would inundate various land-uses i.e., Shrimp, fish and salt ponds, rice fields and settlement in the area.Keywords: vulnerability, coastal, climate change, sea level rise

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COASTAL VULNERABILITY PREDICTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: STUDY CASE IN CIREBON COASTAL LAND

Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kelautan Tropis ◽

10.28930/jitkt.v3i1.7834 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ricky Rositasari ◽

Wahyu B. Setiawan ◽

Indarto H. Supriadi ◽

Hasanuddin Hasanuddin ◽

Bayu Prayuda

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sea Level Rise ◽

Sea Level ◽

Coastal Area ◽

Sea Water ◽

Salt Ponds ◽

Land Uses ◽

Coastal Vulnerability ◽

Study Case ◽

Coastal Land

<p>Coastal area is the most vulnerable area to climate change. Cirebon coastal land in Western Java, Indonesia is low-lying coastal area which is one of the potential areal for fish culture and farming. There are also major transportation facilities for western Java province to the whole area in the island (Java) through this area. As low-lying landscape, populated and developing city, Cirebon should be considered vulnerable to future sea level rise. Geomorphology, geo-electric and remote sensing study were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in coastal land of Cirebon. The result showed that most part of coastal area in Cirebon was eroded in various scales which vulnerable turn to worst. Sea water was penetrating throughout several kilometres inland. Valuation on various land-uses would project 1,295,071,755,150 rupiah/ha/year of loss while sea level were rose 0.8 meters that would inundate various land-uses i.e., Shrimp, fish and salt ponds, rice fields and settlement in the area.</p><p>Keywords: vulnerability, coastal, climate change, sea level rise</p>

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