Integrative Cross-Chapter Box on Low-Lying Islands and Coasts

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The Integrative Cross-Chapter Box on Low-Lying Islands and Coasts is a synthesis section in the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate that brings together findings on how climate change affects vulnerable low-lying islands and coastal areas, including their risks, impacts, and adaptation options.

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instanceOf IPCC report section ⓘ
synthesis section ⓘ
addresses adaptation options for low-lying islands and coasts ⓘ
climate-change impacts on low-lying islands and coasts ⓘ
coastal erosion ⓘ
coastal flooding ⓘ
ecosystem degradation in coastal zones ⓘ
human displacement in coastal areas ⓘ
limits to adaptation in coastal zones ⓘ
loss of livelihoods in coastal communities ⓘ
residual risks under high warming and sea level rise ⓘ
salinisation of freshwater resources ⓘ
sea level rise risks ⓘ
aimsTo highlight urgency of adaptation in low-lying islands and coasts ⓘ
inform policymakers about adaptation options for vulnerable coastal areas ⓘ
provide an integrated assessment of risks to low-lying islands and coasts ⓘ
associatedWith IPCC ⓘ
Working Group I ⓘ
Working Group II ⓘ
Working Group III ⓘ
focusesOn deltaic coasts ⓘ
low-lying coasts ⓘ
low-lying islands ⓘ
small island developing states ⓘ
urban coastal areas ⓘ
language English ⓘ
partOf IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate ⓘ
relatedTo Paris Agreement temperature goals ⓘ
linked to: Paris Agreement
shortName Integrative Cross-Chapter Box LLIC ⓘ
synthesises adaptation and risk management responses in coastal zones ⓘ
findings from multiple chapters of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate ⓘ
impacts on human and natural systems in coastal areas ⓘ
physical science of sea level rise ⓘ
timeFrameDiscussed 21st century sea level rise ⓘ
multi-century sea level rise commitment ⓘ
topic adaptation pathways for coastal communities ⓘ
compound and cascading coastal hazards ⓘ
equity and justice issues in coastal adaptation ⓘ
exposure of coastal populations to sea level rise ⓘ
extreme sea level events ⓘ
governance challenges in coastal adaptation ⓘ
hard engineering coastal protection measures ⓘ
indigenous and local knowledge in coastal adaptation ⓘ
long-term sea level rise and commitment ⓘ
nature-based solutions for coastal protection ⓘ
planned relocation of coastal settlements ⓘ
risk assessment for low-lying coastal areas ⓘ
socio-economic drivers of coastal risk ⓘ
tropical cyclones and storm surges ⓘ
vulnerability of low-lying islands to climate change ⓘ

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