Mangroves as Protection from Storm Surges in a Changing Climate

Adaptation to climate change includes addressing sea level rise and increased storm surges in many coastal areas. Mangroves can substantially reduce the vulnerability of the adjacent coastal land from inundation and erosion. However, climate change...

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Main Authors:	Blankespoor, Brian, Dasgupta, Susmita, Lange, Glenn-Marie
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	FLOODING FISH WETLAND RESTORATION LAND USES ANNUAL LOSS RATE COASTAL HABITATS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOPOGRAPHY WETLAND LOSSES ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES STORMS COASTAL PROCESSES STUDY AREA HABITATS MONITORING SURFACE WATER SHORELINES FLOOD PROTECTION AGRICULTURAL FIELDS SEA LEVEL RISE COASTAL ZONE MANGROVES QUALITY COASTAL MANGROVE FOREST FLOOR LAND COVER WINDS SHORE STREAM SATELLITE DATA BIOMASS COASTAL RESEARCH SEDIMENT WILDLIFE COASTAL ZONES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAND SUBSIDENCE SEDIMENTS FLOODS CONTAMINANTS STORM SURGES CONSTRUCTION WATER COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS COASTAL EROSION HABITAT CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY DRAINAGE BASIN SPECIES REEF WAVES DRAINAGE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS INDICATORS CLIMATE CHANGE PEAT TIDAL WATERS LAND AREA PRECIPITATION CLASSIFICATION COASTAL AREAS SUBTIDAL ZONES STORM SURGE LAND USE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE REMOTE SENSING RANGES WATERSHEDS FRESH WATER LEAD MARSH VEGETATION STUDIES PLANTATION SHRUBS FRESHWATER WETLAND VEGETATION CLIMATE FORESTS MARSHES SEA‐LEVEL RISE FOREST PONDS CORAL REEF DIKES ESTUARINE SALT MARSHES COASTAL PROTECTION FOOD ANNUAL LOSS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IMAGES ISLANDS FISHERIES DATA SETS CORAL TIDAL STAGE BOTANY EROSION COASTS OCEANS LAND ECOSYSTEMS SALINITY ANALYSIS MANGROVE COAST OBSERVATIONS ISLAND GROUNDWATER ESTUARIES MITIGATION CONSERVATION WETLAND SHALLOW‐WATER ECOLOGY SALT MARSH CLIMATE CONDITIONS WETLANDS ECOLOGY RESTORATION SEA WETLANDS SEA LEVEL FRESH‐WATER RIVER
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Mangroves as Protection from Storm Surges in a Changing Climate

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