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IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, WGII Chapter 5: Coastal systems and low-lying area

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This is the chapter on coastal systems and low lying areas in the IPCC 5th Assessment Report. It synthesizes the scientific knowledge on sea level rise, other climatic and human drivers of coastal change, related impacts and vulnerabilities of natural and human systems, and adaptation.

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Source:
IPCC

Published in Climate-ADAPT Jun 07 2016   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023

Reviewed by:

tibi

Date of publication:

2014

Keywords:

drivers of coastal change, low lying areas, natural and human systems, synthesis of scientific knowledge

Climate impacts:

Extreme Temperatures, Flooding, Ice and Snow, Sea Level Rise, Storms

Adaptation elements:

Observations and Scenarios, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Coastal areas, Urban

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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