Climate risk · Rationale

Coastal flood

Flood characterised by the inundation of low-lying coastal land by seawater, driven by storm surge, high tides, waves, or sea-level rise.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Ch.3; IPCC SROCC Ch.4

Synonyms

coastal inundation

Broader

Flood

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_125 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_125
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_125)