Climate risk · Rationale

Sea-level rise

Marine hazard characterised by the rise in the mean level of the ocean, driven by thermal expansion of seawater and loss of land ice, which exacerbates coastal flooding, erosion, and saltwater intrusion.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.4: Sea level rise

Synonyms

SLR

Broader

Marine hazard

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_127 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_127
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_127)