Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation

• Main Authors: Hirschfeld, Daniella, Behar, David, Nicholls, Robert J., Cahill, Niamh, James, Thomas, Horton, Benjamin Peter, Portman, Michelle E., Bell, Rob, Campo, Matthew, Esteban, Miguel, Goble, Bronwyn, Rahman, Munsur, Addo, Kwasi Appeaning, Chundeli, Faiz Ahmed, Aunger, Monique, Babitsky, Orly, Beal, Anders, Boyle, Ray, Fang, Jiayi, Gohar, Amir, Hanson, Susan, Karamesines, Saul, Kim, M. J., Lohmann, Hilary, McInnes, Kathy, Mimura, Nobuo, Ramsay, Doug, Wenger, Landis, Yokoki, Hiromune
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Climate; Infrastructure
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171502
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Including sea-level rise (SLR) projections in planning and implementing coastal adaptation is crucial. Here we analyze the first global survey on the use of SLR projections for 2050 and 2100. Two-hundred and fifty-three coastal practitioners engaged in adaptation/planning from 49 countries provided...