Serious environmental problems are emerging in the River Nile basin and its groundwater
resources. Recent years have brought scientific evidence of climate change and …

During the last few decades there has been growing concern about the impacts of climate
change. A significant number of institutions, research centers, universities and governments …

In the face of a global rise in sea level, understanding the response of the shoreline to
changes in sea level is a critical scientific goal to inform policy makers and managers. A …

Rapid urbanization is projected to produce 20 coastal megacities (population exceeding 8
million) by 2010. This is mainly a developing world phenomenon: in 1990, there were seven …

Africa is one of the regions of the world potentially most vulnerable to climate change.
Warming of the globe due to increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases …

Coastal zones and small islands contain some of the world's most diverse and productive
resources. They include extensive areas of complex and specialized ecosystems, such as …

Understanding the broad-scale ramifications of accelerated sea level rise requires maps of
the land that could be inundated or eroded. Producing such maps requires a combination of …

The Mediterranean is experiencing a number of immediate coastal problems which are
triggering efforts to improve short-term coastal management. This paper shows that coastal …

Assessment of the vulnerability and expected socioeconomic losses over the Nile delta
coast due to the impact of sea level rise is carried out in details. Impacts of sea level rise …

A survey of the detailed quantitative assessment of the vulnerability of the Nile delta coast of
Egypt to the impacts of sea level rise, is presented. GIS and remote-sensing techniques are …