Resources and Links
IPCC
Special Report on The Regional Impacts of Climate Change - An
Assessment of Vulnerability
This report addresses an important question posed by the Conference
of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC, namely, the degree to which
human conditions and the natural environment are vulnerable to
the potential effects of climate
change.
The report consists of vulnerability assessments for 10 regions
that comprise the Earth's entire land surface and adjoining coastal
seas. Several annexes provide information about climate observations
and projections, vegetation distribution projections, and socioeconomic
trends.
US
EPA: International Impacts in General
International impacts of global warming
Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Developing Countries
R. Nicholls and S.P. Leatherman, Special Issue #14, Journal of
Coastal Research, Spring 1995
A 5-year study of potential impacts of sea-level rise in several
countries including Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt,
Malaysia, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
Rising Seas Threaten Cities, Erode Beaches and Drown Wetlands
in Key Developing Countries
Climate Alert, Volume 8, No. 2 March-April 1995
Short summaries of findings of Nicholls and Leatherman in
Special Issue #14 of the Journal of Coastal Research, Spring 1995.
Climate Change In
the Intra-Americas: Vulnerability, Adaptation, and Mitigation
Report on Climate Institute conference where Caribbean nations
met to devise cooperative strategies to confront impacts of climate
change.
Evaluation of Erosion Hazards
Released by The H. John Heinz III Center For Science, Economics
And The Environment and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
in April 2000, this report finds that within the next 60 years
some 25 percent of homes located within 500 feet of the US coast
will fall victim to the effects of erosion.
Maps of Lands Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise
This page has maps illustrating lands close to sea level along
the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
EPA:
Sea Level Rise Publications
This site contains a collection of selected publications related
to climate change, coastal areas, and sea level rise.
US
EPA: Coastal Zone Impacts
Includes case studies on the impacts of climate change on
the Chesapeake Bay and South Florida coastal areas
Climate Alert articles
Sea level rise implications for the Chesapeake and the
New Jersey
coast
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