Promote the prevention of natural disasters in the coastal areas of the Mediterranean subject 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 the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). SAVEMEDCOASTS is a project funded by the European Union Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG-ECHO) which aims to support civil protection on the assessment of coastal risks and to sensitize coastal communities to the effects of rising sea waters. The sea level, in fact, varies over time from place to place due to both climatic and tectonic causes. Recent studies estimate that in 2100 the global sea level could rise by about 1 m as a result of global warming causing the submersion of the coastal plains, in particular the subsiding ones, where the effects will be even greater, as in the upper Adriatic. Hence the need to foresee the possible effects to reduce the impacts on the coasts, also through multi-temporal scenarios of marine ingression along the coastal stretches, preparing stakeholders and political decision makers of the Mediterranean countries to face these changes in the most aware way. In this videos briefly illustrate the activities of SAVEMEDCOASTS.
More information on the project and its progress is available at the link: www.savemedcoasts.eu