Titolo | Egypt's coastal vulnerability to sea level rise and storm surge |
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Tipo di pubblicazione | Presentazione a Congresso |
Anno di Pubblicazione | 2017 |
Autori | Torresan, S., Furlan E., Critto A., Michetti Melania, and Marcomini A. |
Conference Name | 13th International MEDCOAST Congress on Coastal and Marine Sciences, Engineering, Management and Conservation, MEDCOAST 2017 |
Editore | Mediterranean Coastal Foundation |
Parole chiave | Climate 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. |
URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040464029&partnerID=40&md5=c4d8bc1c488894c4fddba80c62b22fac |
Citation Key | Torresan2017675 |