Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise: Pacific Perspectives

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Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise: Pacific Perspectives

dc.contributor.author	Freestone, David
dc.contributor.author	Cicek, Duygu
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-30T20:25:05Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-30T20:25:05Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-29
dc.description.abstract	This legal study has been developed as a part of the World Bank’s work on ‘Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Island Countries’ which aims to strengthen the capacity of selected Pacific atoll island countries to cope with the long-term adverse impacts of climate change and boost their resilience. The goal of this work is to contribute to the National Adaptation Planning Process currently in progress for the Republic of the Marshall Islands and inform adaptation options for Kiribati and Tuvalu through the Atoll Adaptation Dialogue Mechanism. ‘Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Island Countries’ stresses that short- to medium-term adaptation options will not suffice in addressing the escalating impacts of sea level rise and climate change. Consequently, it explores the implications of alternative adaptation options while also considering investment needs and relevant costs associated with these options. It is divided into three parts. Part one looks 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, in particular the predicted impacts on the fish resources on which the region is so dependent. Part two 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 SIDS and the Pacific atoll countries. Part three 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/519021624599026730/Legal-Dimensions-of-Seal-Level-Rise-Pacific-Perspectives
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/35881
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35881
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	SEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
dc.subject	LEGAL REGIME
dc.subject	MARITIME ZONE
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.title	Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise	en
dc.title.subtitle	Pacific Perspectives	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type	Rapport	fr
dc.type	Informe	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40584 International Law Aspects of Sea Level Rise
okr.crossref.title	Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise
okr.date.disclosure	2021-06-25
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-07T12:04:01.974606Z
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/519021624599026730/Legal-Dimensions-of-Seal-Level-Rise-Pacific-Perspectives
okr.guid	519021624599026730
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	33209242
okr.identifier.report	AUS0002370
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/519021624599026730/pdf/Legal-Dimensions-of-Seal-Level-Rise-Pacific-Perspectives.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.geographical	Oceania
okr.theme	Environment and natural resource management :: Climate change
okr.topic	Environment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topic	Environment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topic	Environment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topic	Environment::Environmental Disasters & Degradation
okr.topic	Law and Development::International Law
okr.unit	Urban EAP 1 (SEAU1)