Cost of Adaptation to Rising Coastal Water Levels: For the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea
Nicholls, Robert; Hanson, Susan; Hickel, Jochen | May 2013
Abstract
This publication explores the potential costs for coastal adaptation from 2010 until 2050 in East Asia due to climate-induced sea-level rise and possibly more intense tropical cyclones. The results are estimates of possible adaptation needs, which illustrate the possible magnitude of adapting to the future impacts of climate change on three important coastal countries: the People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. This study is part of the technical assistance Economics of Climate Change and Low Carbon Growth Strategies in Northeast Asia, financed by ADB and the Korea International Cooperation Agency.
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Nicholls, Robert; Hanson, Susan; Hickel, Jochen. 2013. Cost of Adaptation to Rising Coastal Water Levels: For the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/834. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9254-068-5
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978-92-9254-067-8
Keywords
Climate
Climate change
Climate impacts assessment
Coastal Waters
Water Tables
Water Infrastructure
Climatic change
Climatic influence
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