This presentation by Professor Robert Nicholls will review the possible benefits of climate change mitigation for coastal areas.

It will take place on?Thursday 4 June 2015,?at 12.30,?Boldrewood Campus | Building 175 | Room 1025

Sea-level rise is the most certain consequence of human-induced global warming and has significant impacts.

Importantly, there is a long-term ‘commitment to sea-level rise’ due to the long thermal lags of the ocean system and hence the response of sea-level rise to mitigation is slower than for other climate factors.

Results suggest that a mixture of adaptation (coastal planning and management) and mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions) policies need to be considered together for coastal areas, providing a more robust response to human-induced climate change than?policy?in isolation.

All are welcome to attend.

Further details at: ? ? The Benefits of Climate Mitigation for Coastal Areas