International Law Aspects of Sea Level Rise

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40584

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International Law Aspects of Sea Level Rise

dc.contributor.author	Freestone, David
dc.contributor.author	Çiçek, Duygu
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-08T18:44:38Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-08T18:44:38Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-08
dc.description.abstract	In the coming decades, sea level rise will increasingly raise an array of legal challenges concerning coastal States, and in particular, low-lying Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This report assesses how States could safeguard their existing territorial rights and marine resources under international law when dealing with rising seas and land loss as well as questions relating to statehood, human mobility, and international cooperation. The report builds on a previous World Bank publication from June 2021, "Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise: Pacific Perspectives", but focuses on global perspectives by linking scientific data with the latest legal thinking. The study is divided into three parts. Part I looks briefly at the pioneering work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its most recent predictions for sea level rise during the current century, and then sets it in the context of other scientific work on threats from sea level rise and warming. Part II sets out an overview of relevant legal frameworks, key terminology, and principles based on international law, as well as judicial decisions and scholarly work that define the rights, resources, and obligations of all coastal States, particularly island and low-lying States. Part III then presents a series of responses to key legal and policy questions faced by these States in relation to sea level rise.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102323194070970/P18131503d291a01f08924056a1fc13b79c
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/40584
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40584
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	CLIAMTE CHANGE EFFECTS
dc.subject	COASTAL STATES
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	SEA LEVEL RISE
dc.title	International Law Aspects of Sea Level Rise	en
dc.type	Report
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35881 Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise: Pacific Perspectives
okr.crossref.title	International Law Aspects of Sea Level Rise
okr.date.disclosure	2023-11-08
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-10-24T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102323194070970/P18131503d291a01f08924056a1fc13b79c
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okr.identifier.docmid	P181315-3d291ad0-76ac-4a1f-8924-56a1fc13b79c
okr.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40584
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	34184594
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	34184594
okr.identifier.report	185428
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okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102323194070970/pdf/P18131503d291a01f08924056a1fc13b79c.pdf	en
okr.region.geographical	World
okr.sector	Other Water Supply, Sanitation and Waste Management
okr.theme	Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Oceans,Coastal Zone Management,Climate change,Adaptation
okr.topic	Environment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topic	Environment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topic	Law and Development::Environmental & Natural Resources Law
okr.unit	Environmental&International Law (LEGEN)