Climate risk · Rationale

Salinity intrusion

Hydrological hazard characterised by the inland or upward movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, soils, or surface water, driven by sea-level rise, storm surge, or reduced freshwater flow, degrading water and soils for agriculture.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.4: Saltwater intrusion

Synonyms

Saltwater intrusion, saline intrusion, seawater intrusion

Broader

Hydrological hazard

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_129 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_129
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_129)