The Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Sea Area
(RSA) in the northern Indian Ocean, which comprises the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the …

Artificial reef (AR) deployment has increased dramatically in the Arabian/Persian Gulf in
recent years, and will likely continue as Gulf nations continue to develop their coastlines and …

Mangrove forests in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are facing multiple
threats from natural and anthropogenic-driven land use change stressors, contributing to …

Global warming induced eustatic rise in sea level is mainly by thermal expansion and
addition of ice-melt water, respectively. Sea-level rise in Arabian Gulf which is a …

This paper describes the development of a two-dimensional, basin-scale tidal model with
waves and wave run-up to determine the inundation impacts on the Abu Dhabi coastline …

Coastal lagoons represent one of the most productive and diverse ecosystems in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) due to their position at the dynamic transition zone between land and …

Abstract The United Arab Emirates (UAE) faces the challenge of balancing rapid economic
development with environmental preservation and conservation in the Anthropocene era …

In light of growing threats posed by climate change in general and sea level rise (SLR) in
particular, the necessity for computationally efficient means to estimate and analyze …

Seaweeds, Cyanobacteria, seagrasses and mangroves are the principal inshore primary
producers in the southern basin of the Arabian Gulf. Of these the seaweeds are by far the …

Rising global temperatures and an increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather
events pose physical climate risks to communities and economies around the world. At the …