Sea-level rise and human migration

ME Hauer, E Fussell, V Mueller, M Burkett… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Anthropogenic sea-level rise (SLR) is predicted to impact, and, in many cases, displace, a
large proportion of the population via inundation and heightened SLR-related hazards. With …

Geomorphic change in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta

A Paszkowski, S Goodbred Jr, E Borgomeo… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 70% of large deltas are under threat from rising sea levels, subsidence and
anthropogenic interferences, including the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta, the …

Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services

S Cooley, D Schoeman, L Bopp, P Boyd, S Donner… - 2023 - digital.csic.es
Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Implementing pre-emptive managed retreat: constraints and novel insights

J Lawrence, J Boston, R Bell, S Olufson, R Kool… - Current Climate Change …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Managed retreat will be inevitable where other adaptation
options, such as protective structures or building restrictions, provide only temporary respite …

Saltwater intrusion in a Mediterranean delta under a changing climate

D Bellafiore, C Ferrarin, F Maicu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Saltwater intrusion (SWI) in deltas, estuaries, and other coastal areas represents a pressing
problem affecting the sustainability of freshwater resources. Observations and numerical …

Delta sustainability from the Holocene to the Anthropocene and envisioning the future

E Anthony, J Syvitski, F Zăinescu, RJ Nicholls… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
River deltas offer numerous ecosystem services and host an estimated global population of
350 million to more than 500 million inhabitants in over 100 countries. To maintain their …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on factors that influence local communities' vulnerability to coastal floods in Ketu South Municipality of Ghana

D Babanawo, PAD Mattah, SKM Agblorti… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vulnerability studies in relation to coastal floods in Ghana have generally focused on
assessing the biophysical vulnerability and flood hazard modelling-rather than exploring the …

Anticipating sea‐level rise and human migration: A review of empirical evidence and avenues for future research

SJ Duijndam, WJW Botzen… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sea‐level rise (SLR) threatens millions of people living in coastal areas through permanent
inundation and other SLR‐related hazards. Migration is one way for people to adapt to these …

Perceived environmental risks and insecurity reduce future migration intentions in hazardous migration source areas

WN Adger, RS de Campos, SNA Codjoe, T Siddiqui… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Environmental change influences population movements at various temporal and spatial
scales. Yet individual decisions to migrate involve multiple motivations including perceived …

A literature review of climate-related coastal risks in the Mediterranean, a climate change hotspot

N Sarkar, A Rizzo, V Vandelli, M Soldati - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Direct and indirect impacts of climate change are alarming in the coastal areas of the world,
including the Mediterranean coasts. Extreme events (such as marine storms, medicanes …