TY - JOUR
T1 - A Note on Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports
T2 - A Challenge for Global Ports, a Challenge for Global Society
AU - Becker, Austin H.
AU - Acciaro, Michele
AU - Asariotis, Regina
AU - Cabrera, Edgard
AU - Cretegny, Laurent
AU - Crist, Philippe
AU - Esteban, Miguel
AU - Mather, Andrew
AU - Messner, Steve
AU - Naruse, Susumu
AU - Ng, Adolf K.Y.
AU - Rahmstorf, Stefan
AU - Savonis, Michael
AU - Song, Dong Wook
AU - Stenek, Vladimir
AU - Velegrakis, Adonis F.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - With 80 % of world trade carried by sea, seaports provide crucial linkages in global supply-chains and are essential for the ability of all countries to access global markets. Seaports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climatic changes, with broader implications for international trade and development. Due to their coastal location, seaports are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events associated with increasing sea levels and tropical storm activity, as illustrated by hurricane "Sandy". In view of their strategic role as part of the globalized trading system, adapting ports in different parts of the world to the impacts of climate change is of considerable importance. Reflecting the views of a diverse group of stakeholders with expertise in climate science, engineering, economics, policy, and port management, this essay highlights the climate change challenge for ports and suggests a way forward through the adoption of some initial measures. These include both "soft" and "hard" adaptations that may be spearheaded by individual port entities, but will require collaboration and support from a broad range of public and private sector stakeholders and from society at large. In particular, the essay highlights a need to shift to more holistic planning, investment and operation.
AB - With 80 % of world trade carried by sea, seaports provide crucial linkages in global supply-chains and are essential for the ability of all countries to access global markets. Seaports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climatic changes, with broader implications for international trade and development. Due to their coastal location, seaports are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events associated with increasing sea levels and tropical storm activity, as illustrated by hurricane "Sandy". In view of their strategic role as part of the globalized trading system, adapting ports in different parts of the world to the impacts of climate change is of considerable importance. Reflecting the views of a diverse group of stakeholders with expertise in climate science, engineering, economics, policy, and port management, this essay highlights the climate change challenge for ports and suggests a way forward through the adoption of some initial measures. These include both "soft" and "hard" adaptations that may be spearheaded by individual port entities, but will require collaboration and support from a broad range of public and private sector stakeholders and from society at large. In particular, the essay highlights a need to shift to more holistic planning, investment and operation.
U2 - 10.1007/s10584-013-0843-z
DO - 10.1007/s10584-013-0843-z
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84884702058
SN - 0165-0009
VL - 120
SP - 683
EP - 695
JO - Climatic Change
JF - Climatic Change
IS - 4
ER -