Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise : Pacific Perspectives
This legal study has been developed as a part of the World Bank’s work on ‘Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Island Countries’ which aims to strengthen the capacity of selected Pacific atoll island countries to cope with the long-term adverse im...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/519021624599026730/Legal-Dimensions-of-Seal-Level-Rise-Pacific-Perspectives http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35881 |
| Summary: | This legal study has been developed as a
part of the World Bank’s work on ‘Building Resilience in
Pacific Atoll Island Countries’ which aims to strengthen the
capacity of selected Pacific atoll island countries to cope
with the long-term adverse impacts of climate change and
boost their resilience. The goal of this work is to
contribute to the National Adaptation Planning Process
currently in progress for the Republic of the Marshall
Islands and inform adaptation options for Kiribati and
Tuvalu through the Atoll Adaptation Dialogue Mechanism.
‘Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Island Countries’
stresses that short- to medium-term adaptation options will
not suffice in addressing the escalating impacts of sea
level rise and climate change. Consequently, it explores the
implications of alternative adaptation options while also
considering investment needs and relevant costs associated
with these options. It is divided into three parts. Part one
looks at the pioneering work of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) and its most recent predictions for
sea level rise during the current century and then sets it
in the context of other scientific work on threats from sea
level rise and warming, in particular the predicted impacts
on the fish resources on which the region is so dependent.
Part two sets out an overview of relevant legal frameworks,
key terminology, and principles based on international law
as well as judicial decisions and scholarly work that define
the rights, resources, and obligations of SIDS and the
Pacific atoll countries. Part three then presents a series
of responses to key legal and policy questions faced by
these States, in relation to sea level rise. |
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