Promoting prevention of natural disasters in Mediterranean coastal areas exposed to sea level rise due to climate change and tectonic movements of the Earth's crust, involving national and international institutions. This is the aim of SAVEMEDCOASTS (Sea level rise scenarios along the Mediterranean coasts), the European project coordinated by theIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). SAVEMEDCOASTS is a project funded by the European Union Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG-ECHO) that aims to support civil protection in coastal risk assessment and raise awareness among coastal communities about the effects of rising sea levels. Sea levels vary over time from place to place due to both climatic and tectonic factors. Recent studies estimate that global sea levels could rise by approximately 1 m by 2100 as a result of global warming, causing the submergence of coastal plains, particularly subsiding coastal plains, where the effects will be even greater, such as in the northern Adriatic. Hence the need to predict potential impacts to reduce coastal impacts, including through multi-temporal scenarios of marine incursion along coastal stretches, preparing stakeholders and policymakers in Mediterranean countries to address these changes more consciously. This video summarizes SAVEMEDCOASTS's activities.
More information on the project and its progress is available at the link: www.savemedcoasts.eu