Impact of Sea-Level Rise on ports

19/12/2022 55 min Episodio 8
Impact of Sea-Level Rise on ports

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In this Episode we will talk about vulnerability of infrastructure, notably ports, concerning risks of climate change. We discuss with Dr. Regina Asariotis, Chief, Policy and Legislation SectionDivision on Technology and Logistics/TLB of UNCTAD, how big the impact of climate change is on the infrastructure and which steps should be considered to build sufficient resilience. The Episode was recorded in Summer 2022.  For further information about UNCTAD’s related work, see the links belowhttps://unctad.org/topic/transport-and-trade-logistics/policy-and-legislation/climate-change-and-maritime-transporthttps://sidsport-climateadapt.unctad.org/https://unctad.org/news/climate-change-impacts-seaports-growing-threat-sustainable-trade-and-developmenthttps://unctad.org/webflyer/climate-resilience-seaports-adequate-finance-critical-developing-countries-remains-major