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Awareness of and Preparation for Climate Change at Ports. Source: IAPHworldports.org. Context. 90% of the world’s freight moves through ports (IMO 2008). Scientific Context. Climate change: Sea level rise by 2100 : 0.18 - 0.59 m (IPCC 2007) 0.50 m (USACE/mNRC-I)
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Awareness of and Preparation for Climate Change at Ports Source: IAPHworldports.org
Context 90% of the world’s freight moves through ports (IMO 2008)
Scientific Context Climate change: • Sea level rise by 2100: 0.18 - 0.59m (IPCC 2007) 0.50m (USACE/mNRC-I) 1.00m (USACE/mNRC-II) 1.38m (USACE/mNRC-III) • More intense storms: faster winds, higher storm surge, more precipitation(IPCC 2007; Emanuel 2005; Knutsen & Tuleya 2004)
Method Regional division Indicator questions for -awareness -preparedness
Results – Regional Awareness 100% 79% 100% 88% 94% 100%
Results – Regional Preparation Growth projects include: -constructing terminals -constructing quays -aqcuiring land Climate change projects include: -building storm protections -building dikes -building locks -building hurricane barriers
Learnings Awareness != Preparedness Asia has lots of preparedness NOW (due to storms), but unaware of future changes Ports in storm belts have the infrastructure, but not the rest.