Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Wetlands : Impacts and Costs

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dc.creatorBlankespoor, Brian
dc.creatorDasgupta, Susmita
dc.creatorLaplante, Benoit
dc.date2013-12-17T22:14:21Z
dc.date2013-12-17T22:14:21Z
dc.date2012-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:59:00Z
dc.descriptionScientific evidence indicates that global warming could well lead to a sea-level rise of 1 meter or more in the 21st century. This paper seeks to quantify how a 1-meter sea-level rise that would affect coastal wetlands in 76 developing countries and territories, taking into account how much of wetlands would be submerged and how likely the wetlands would move inland as the coastline recedes. It is estimated that approximately 64 percent of the freshwater marsh, 66 percent of Global Lakes and Wetlands Database coastal wetlands, and 61 percent of brackish/saline wetlands are at risk. A large percentage of this loss would be shouldered by two regions: East Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East and North Africa. At the country level, the results are extremely skewed with a small number of countries being severely affected. In East Asia, China and Vietnam would bear the brunt of these losses. In the Middle East and North Africa, Libya and Egypt would see the most losses. A rough estimate of the economic value of the goods and services produced by wetlands at risk is approximately $630 million per year in 2000 U.S. dollars.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16383
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-6277
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413847
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6277
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectbirds
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectcarbon dioxide
dc.subjectcarbon sequestration
dc.subjectclassification
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectClimate Change Research
dc.subjectclimate regulation
dc.subjectcoast
dc.subjectcoastal areas
dc.subjectcoastal change
dc.subjectcoastal countries
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystems
dc.subjectcoastal processes
dc.subjectcoastal protection
dc.subjectCoastal Research
dc.subjectcoastal wetland
dc.subjectCoastal Wetlands
dc.subjectcoastal zone
dc.subjectcoastal zones
dc.subjectConservation
dc.subjectconstruction
dc.subjectcontingent valuation
dc.subjectcontingent valuation studies
dc.subjectcultural heritage
dc.subjectdata sets
dc.subjectdata sources
dc.subjectdestruction of wetlands
dc.subjectdikes
dc.subjectdrainage
dc.subjectdredging
dc.subjectEcological Economics
dc.subjectEcological Studies
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectEconomic Impact
dc.subjecteconomic valuation
dc.subjecteconomic value
dc.subjecteconomic values
dc.subjecteconomic welfare
dc.subjectEcosystem
dc.subjectecosystem services
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectemissions
dc.subjectEnvironmental
dc.subjectenvironmental amenities
dc.subjectEnvironmental Change
dc.subjectEnvironmental Economist
dc.subjectEnvironmental Research
dc.subjectEnvironmental Systems
dc.subjecterosion
dc.subjectEstuarine
dc.subjectextinction
dc.subjectflood protection
dc.subjectflooding
dc.subjectforest
dc.subjectforested areas
dc.subjectforested wetlands
dc.subjectforestry
dc.subjectforests
dc.subjectfresh water
dc.subjectfreshwater
dc.subjectfreshwater marsh
dc.subjectfreshwater marshes
dc.subjectFreshwater Wetlands
dc.subjectgeographic areas
dc.subjectGeographic Information
dc.subjectGeographic Information System
dc.subjectGeological survey
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectglobal climate change
dc.subjectGlobal Environmental Change
dc.subjectglobal warming
dc.subjectglobal wetlands
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjecthuman activities
dc.subjectHuman activity
dc.subjecthuman impacts
dc.subjectHydrology
dc.subjectimpacts of climate change
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectisland nations
dc.subjectLakes
dc.subjectland cover
dc.subjectland cover data
dc.subjectland reclamation
dc.subjectLand subsidence
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectLandscape
dc.subjectloss of wetlands
dc.subjectlow tide
dc.subjectMangrove Forests
dc.subjectmangroves
dc.subjectmarshes
dc.subjectMitigation
dc.subjectmosquito
dc.subjectmosquito control
dc.subjectNatural Resource
dc.subjectNatural Resource Management
dc.subjectNature
dc.subjectnet present value
dc.subjectopen access
dc.subjectPartnership
dc.subjectpeat
dc.subjectplant communities
dc.subjectPolicy Makers
dc.subjectprecipitation
dc.subjectpreservation
dc.subjectrecycling
dc.subjectRegional Environmental Change
dc.subjectregional wetlands
dc.subjectremote sensing
dc.subjectreservoirs
dc.subjectsalinity
dc.subjectSea
dc.subjectsea level rise
dc.subjectSeas
dc.subjectsediment
dc.subjectsediment retention
dc.subjectshorelines
dc.subjectsmall islands
dc.subjectstorm protection
dc.subjectstorms
dc.subjectstream
dc.subjectswamp
dc.subjectswamps
dc.subjectSwift
dc.subjecttemperate wetlands
dc.subjecttidal range
dc.subjectTidal Wetland
dc.subjectTopography
dc.subjecttotal economic value
dc.subjecttotal wetlands
dc.subjecttrapping
dc.subjecttrees
dc.subjectTropical Wetlands
dc.subjectuncertainty
dc.subjectupland areas
dc.subjectuplands
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectvaluation
dc.subjectvalue of wetland
dc.subjectvegetation
dc.subjectwaste disposal
dc.subjectWater Resources
dc.subjectWaters
dc.subjectwatershed
dc.subjectwaves
dc.subjectwetland
dc.subjectwetland area
dc.subjectwetland areas
dc.subjectwetland categories
dc.subjectwetland delineation
dc.subjectwetland loss
dc.subjectwetland losses
dc.subjectwetland plants
dc.subjectwetland restoration
dc.subjectwetland soil
dc.subjectwetland types
dc.subjectwetland value
dc.subjectWetlands Ecology
dc.subjectwetlands loss
dc.subjectwetlands losses
dc.subjectWildlife
dc.titleSea-Level Rise and Coastal Wetlands : Impacts and Costs

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