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The Impact of Sea Level Rise on Developing Countries : A Comparative Analysis

Sea level rise (SLR) due to climate change is a serious global threat. The scientific evidence is now overwhelming. Continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions and associated global warming could well promote SLR of 1m-3m in this century, and unex...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Laplante, Benoit, Meisner, Craig, Wheeler, David, Yan, Jianping
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURE
ANTARCTIC ICE SHEETS
ANTARCTICA
ASPECT
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION
BIODIVERSITY
CENTER
CENTRE
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
COAST
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL STATES
DATA QUALITY
DATA SETS
DATA SOURCES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIGITAL ELEVATION
DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL
FLOODS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
GDP
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
GIS
GLACIERS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEAT WAVES
HUMAN ACTIVITY
ICE CAPS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
IPCC
LAKES
LAND AREA
LAND SURFACE
LAND USE
MIDDLE EAST
NATIONAL POPULATION
NORTH AFRICA
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OVERLAY
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
PROGRESS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY CONTROL
REGIONAL IMPACTS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RISING SEA LEVELS
RIVER
RIVER DELTAS
SAHARA
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SEA LEVEL
SEA LEVEL RISE
SHORELINES
SOUTH ASIAN
STORMS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TA
THE GAMBIA
TOLERANCE
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN POPULATION
WAVES
WETLAND
WETLANDS
WETLANDS LOSS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7383552/impact-sea-level-rise-developing-countries-comparative-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7174

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7383552/impact-sea-level-rise-developing-countries-comparative-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7174

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