System · Rationale

Coastal zone

Natural ecosystem at the land-sea interface comprising shorelines, estuaries, and near-shore waters.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.4 (coastal zones)

Synonyms

coastal area

Broader

Natural ecosystem

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

System is exposed to a climate hazard, OR is acted on by a hazard-addressing intervention, OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when named only as the sector or commodity of work, with no exposure and no hazard-addressing action on it.

Example of use

Climate context: exposed to climate hazards including sea-level rise, storm surge, coastal flooding, and erosion.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

SYS_050 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_050
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_050)