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Egypt's coastal vulnerability to sea level rise and storm surge

TitoloEgypt's coastal vulnerability to sea level rise and storm surge
Tipo di pubblicazionePresentazione a Congresso
Anno di Pubblicazione2017
AutoriTorresan, S., Furlan E., Critto A., Michetti Melania, and Marcomini A.
Conference Name13th International MEDCOAST Congress on Coastal and Marine Sciences, Engineering, Management and Conservation, MEDCOAST 2017
EditoreMediterranean Coastal Foundation
Parole chiaveClimate change, Coastal area, Cultural heritages, Energy infrastructures, Floods, Future climate projections, Mediterranean coasts, sea level, Sea level rise, Socio-economics, Storm surges, Storms
Abstract

Climate change is causing serious threats on natural and human systems worldwide. The expected physical impacts (e.g. sea-level rise, storms, floods) are already affecting low-lying coastal areas and are projected to increase in the future, with huge environmental and socio-economic damages. The Egyptian Mediterranean coast is particularly vulnerable to climate change due to the fragile ecosystems and the exposure of ports, cultural heritage, cities, small villages and energy infrastructure near the shoreline. While several methodologies have been applied in recent years to assess coastal vulnerability of the Egyptian coastline, most of them have looked back into the past (observed) ocean variables (e.g. sea-level, waves, tides), rather than considering most recent future climate projections.

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Citation KeyTorresan2017675