Impacts of sea level rise and adaptation across Asia and the Pacific.

ABSTRACT: Coastal communities worldwide face increasing risks from sea level rise (SLR) and more frequent coastal flooding, threatening densely populated areas. This study applies a Coastal Flood Risk Modelling Framework to evaluate permanent inundation from SLR and episodic flooding from extreme events across Asia and the Pacific, while also estimating the costs and benefits of adaptation. Using probabilistic projections of mean and extreme sea levels under five Shared Socio-economic Pathway (SSP) scenarios, ranging from ambitious mitigation (SSP1-1.9) to high fossil-fuel development (SSP5-8.5), the framework integrates hazard, exposure, and vulnerability data to estimate economic impacts. Current annual economic losses from coastal flooding in Asia and the Pacific amount to $26.8 billion, severely

SUBMITTER: Monioudi IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12518541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature