Open AccessClimate change and the management of coastal resources
Author(s) -
Lubertus Bijlsma
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
climate research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.636
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1616-1572
pISSN - 0936-577X
DOI - 10.3354/cr009047
Subject(s) - climate change , geography , coastal management , christian ministry , environmental resource management , rss , citation , environmental planning , political science , environmental science , oceanography , geology , computer science , law , operating system
In early 1996 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented its Second Assessment Report 1995. In this paper some of the lPCC conclus~ons are discussed in the light of possible Impacts on coastal resources and with respect to adaptation possibilities in coastal areas. It is concluded that present developments and trends in coastal areas are aggravating future impacts of chmate change It is also concluded that strengthening integrated coastal zone management efforts is the vehlcle for improving the present day situation while at the same time accounting for future threats, which climate change is. KEY WORDSCllmate change Sea level changes . Coastal zone management
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