The ability of societies to adapt to 21st century sea-level rise

Jochen Hinkel; Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts; Sally Brown; Jose Jimenez; Daniel Lincke; Robert Nicholls; Paolo Scussolini; Agustin Sanchez-Arcilla; Athanasios Vafeidis; Kwasi Appeaning Addo

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The ability of societies to adapt to 21st century sea-level rise

Jochen Hinkel, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Sally Brown, Jose Jimenez, Daniel Lincke, Robert Nicholls, Paolo Scussolini, Agustin Sanchez-Arcilla, Athanasios Vafeidis, Kwasi Appeaning Addo

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Against the background of possible substantial sea-level rise, an important question is, to what extent are coastal societies able to adapt? This question is often answered in the negative by referring to sinking islands and submerged mega-cities. While these risks are real, the picture is incomplete because it lacks consideration of adaptation. This Perspective explores societies’ abilities to adapt to 21st century sea-level rise by integrating perspectives from coastal engineering, economics, finance and social sciences, and provides a comparative analysis of a set of cases that vary in technological limits, and economic, financing, and social conflict barriers to coastal adaptation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	570–578
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0176-z
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2018

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Robert Nicholls
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- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Director of the Tyndall Centre & Professor of Climate Adaptation
- School of Environmental Sciences - Professor of Climate Adaptation
- Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas - Member
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