Building with Nature Indonesia - reaching scale for coastal resilience
Building permeable structures. Photo by Nanang Sujana
Adaptation contextNorthern Java’s deltaic shorelines suffer from land subsidence and severe erosion, in...
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
View of Lagos. Image ©http://coastalcare.org/
Impacts of sea-level rise in NigeriaNigeria’s coast is 850km long and comprises (from west to east) a barrier-lagoon...
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
Coastline in Mauritius. Image: © mauritius-islander.com/
Impacts of sea-level rise in MauritiusThe Republic of Mauritius is a group of 20 small islands with a total...
IMPACT2C
Image source: Fred Hattermann / PIK
Political discussions on the European goal to limit global warming to 2°C demands that discussions are informed by the best...
Role of tropical wetlands for adaptation and mitigation
Tropical wetland ecosystems such as peatlands and mangroves play an important role in mitigating, and adapting to climate change.
Coastal Research Institute
Coastal Research Institute (CoRI), was established in 1972 as an urgent need for monitoring and protecting the Egyptian coasts.
Case Study: Gulf of Gabès
Tourist development on the island of Djerba
The Gulf of Gabes is an extremely shallow basin off the Tunisian Coast. Due to its shallow depth the marine ecosystem is...
Case Study: Gulf of Oran
Gulf of Oran
The Gulfs of Oran and Arzew, in Algeria, comprise rich marine ecosystems, a fertile coastal zone, nature reserves for a wide range of species, and...
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
City of Alexandria coastline: Image ©Blueskyline.com
Impact of sea level rise in EgyptEgypt has a coastal zone of more than 3,500 km long and contains 40% of the...
Sea Level and Infrastructure
A 1 m rise in sea level would inundate 18% of Bangladesh’s total land, directly threatening 11% of the country’s population. Impacts would be mostly around Dhaka and Khulna region....
