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Assessing climate change impacts and adaptation on marine ecosystems

TitleAssessing climate change impacts and adaptation on marine ecosystems
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2007
Authorsof environment Lebanon M
Keywordsadaptation, changement climatique, climate, climate change, eastern Mediterranean, ecosystem, écosystème, impact, Lebanon, Liban, Mediterranean sea, Méditerranée orientale, Mer Méditerranée, sea level rise, temperature, vulnérabilité, vulnerability
Abstract

The goals of this work are:- An assessment of the vulnerabilities of Lebanese marine ecosystems to the impacts of climate change mainly to sea-level rise and water temperature increasing.- An evaluation of options to adapt of these potential impacts.- Develop data and information that can be used at the national, regional and global level by decision makers or scientific community.- This is also a part of an International assessment meeting government's obligations under article 3 of the UNFCC to reduce vulnerability to climate change.- Species composition changes- Community structure changes- Assessment of the implications of accelerated sea level rise in order to anticipate the need for action. Identification of the types of problems that that Lebanon has to face- How to adapt to these incremental future changes.- Provide a base for a more global assessment of the vulnerability of coastal regions .

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