Coast

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Northern Java’s deltaic shorelines suffer from land subsidence and severe erosion, in some places more than three kilometers of land has already been taken by the sea. The "Building with Nature" approach combines nature based solutions, such as mangrove restoration, with hard-engineering techniques to restrore mangrove coastlines that reduce flood risk, erosion and saline intrusion and may be able to adapt to sea level rise.

View of Lagos. Image ©http://coastalcare.org/ Impacts of sea-level rise in Nigeria Nigeria’s coast is 850km long and comprises (from west...

Coastline in Mauritius. Image: © mauritius-islander.com/ Impacts of sea-level rise in Mauritius The Republic of Mauritius is a group of...

Tropical wetland ecosystems such as peatlandsand mangroves play an important role in mitigating, and adapting to climate change.

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 ancient sites of historical and cultural significance. The marine ecosystem is, however, sensitive to environmental disturbance, for example, pollution, climate change, deterioration of marine habitat and over-exploitation of resources.

Tourist development on the island of Djerba The Gulf of Gabes is an extremely shallow basin off the Tunisian Coast....

City of Alexandria coastline: Image ©Blueskyline.com Impact of sea level rise in Egypt Egypt has a coastal zone of more...

A 1 m rise in sea level would inundate 18% of Bangladesh’s total land, directly threatening 11% of the country’s...