Coastal communities and climate change: maintaining future insurability

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This report looks at the impact of climate change on flood risk at a number of coastal locations around the world, considering sea-level rise, the effect of wind speed on storm surges and, at one location, changes in land use. It investigates the impact on: (i) an unprotected property with no flood defences on a Caribbean island, the coasts of which are exposed to hurricanes and their associated storm surges; (ii) a building on the coast of a northern European country protected by flood defences against up to a 1-in-100 year storm surge event; (iii) a property on the coast of a northern European country, not protected by flood defences; and (iv) a coastal city in Southeast Asia, with no flood defences, in terms of the risks from river flooding.

Language(s): English

Tags: Natural hazards ; Climate change ; Tropical cyclone ; Flood ; Storm surge ; Urban zone ; Littoral zone Add tag