Sea Level Rise
Study of Impact on major infrastructure, ecosystems and land along the Tamil Nadu Coast.
South Asia is expected to experience a wide range of effects due to global warming. Sea level rise will affect the coastline in India in a variety of ways, including inundation, floods, storms, cyclones, surges, erosion, saltwater intrusion, and wetland loss.
This report concentrates on the impacts of sea level rise on coastal infrastructure, ecosystem and land in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It aims to highlight the financial implications of sea level rise on existing and proposed infrastructure along the Tamil Nadu coast and to provide thereby an “early warning” of the implications of indiscriminate development close to the shoreline.