%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Reimann, L. %A Vafeidis, A. T. %A Brown, S. %A Hinkel, J. %A Tol, R. S. J. %D 2018 %J Nature Communications %K @heraion samos sea-level %T Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise %U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06645-9 %V 9 %X UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS) located in coastal areas are increasingly at risk from coastal hazards due to sea-level rise. In this study, we assess Mediterranean cultural WHS at risk from coastal flooding and erosion under four sea-level rise scenarios until 2100. Based on the analysis of spatially explicit WHS data, we develop an index-based approach that allows for ranking WHS at risk from both coastal hazards. Here we show that of 49 cultural WHS located in low-lying coastal areas of the Mediterranean, 37 are at risk from a 100-year flood and 42 from coastal erosion, already today. Until 2100, flood risk may increase by 50% and erosion risk by 13% across the region, with considerably higher increases at individual WHS. Our results provide a first-order assessment of where adaptation is most urgently needed and can support policymakers in steering local-scale research to devise suitable adaptation strategies for each WHS.

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS) located in coastal areas are increasingly at risk from coastal hazards due to sea-level rise. In this study, we assess Mediterranean cultural WHS at risk from coastal flooding and erosion under four sea-level rise scenarios until 2100. Based on the analysis of spatially explicit WHS data, we develop an index-based approach that allows for ranking WHS at risk from both coastal hazards. Here we show that of 49 cultural WHS located in low-lying coastal areas of the Mediterranean, 37 are at risk from a 100-year flood and 42 from coastal erosion, already today. Until 2100, flood risk may increase by 50% and erosion risk by 13% across the region, with considerably higher increases at individual WHS. Our results provide a first-order assessment of where adaptation is most urgently needed and can support policymakers in steering local-scale research to devise suitable adaptation strategies for each WHS.}, added-at = {2018-12-03T10:16:09.000+0100}, author = {Reimann, L. and Vafeidis, A. T. and Brown, S. and Hinkel, J. and Tol, R. S. J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d5c11068b61f316c483281cf7fb757de/jmfuchs}, interhash = {f19b4434c272fa2607ed3f59b2c3ed0f}, intrahash = {d5c11068b61f316c483281cf7fb757de}, journal = {Nature Communications}, keywords = {@heraion samos sea-level}, timestamp = {2018-12-03T10:16:09.000+0100}, title = {Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise}, url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06645-9}, volume = { 9}, year = 2018 }