Coasts

The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the sea or ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Earth has around 620,000 kilometres (390,000 mi) of coastline. Because coasts are constantly changing, a coastline's exact perimeter cannot be determined; this measurement challenge is called the coastline paradox. The term coastal zone is used to refer to a region where interactions of sea and land processes occur. Both the terms coast and coastal are often used to describe a geographic location …

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GFI: Green Finance Institute · 24 April 2024 English

The objective of this project was to assess the materiality of nature-related risks to the UK financial sector both in the near-term and the longer-term. At least half of global …

pollution and sea-level rise are already affecting UK coasts and seas. Increasingly, these changes are having


CCEIA: Cyprus Center for Department of European Studies and International Relations · 19 April 2024 English

The Cypriot Factor in the Region The Cyprus question and the ongoing occupation of the northern portion8 has been treated as a peripheral issue, a one-time only provocation by a, …

that, given Turkish illegal drillings off Cyprus’ coasts and the friendly attitude to Hamas65 and the Russo66-Chinese67 by Turkey itself in North Africa and off Cypriot coasts,81 has been remarkably inconsistent82 when not


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 17 April 2024 English

All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …

development level, distance from the reserve to the coasts, as well as the administrative level, area size transformed people’s historic connections with their coasts, altered coastal ecosystem functioning, and introduced


World Bank Group · 17 April 2024 English

Changes in the sentiment of migration-related news published in destination countries affect the timing of migrants’ journeys to these countries. Using geo-localized data on migrants in Libya and the complete …

government’s attempt to reduce the arrivals on its coasts (Marchesi, 2021; Deiana et al., 2023). Given the


RAND Corporation · 17 April 2024 English

In this report, authors provide an assessment of the ability of government agencies and the private sector on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border to collectively respond to Great Lakes …

risk sources within five miles of the Great Lakes coasts because they are the source that could potentially


ACAPS · 15 April 2024 English

According to secondary sources and key informant interviews (KIIs), the number of verified cases of NSAG recruitment and use of children in Colombia began increasing Distinguishing between child recruitment and …

actual number may be closer to 200–400, indicating coasts bordering Panama. The department has been affected


World Bank Group · 11 April 2024 English

This study’s aim was to assess the growing flood risk Sao Tome and Principe (STP) faces due to climate change. It achieved this by carrying out a nationwide risk assessment …

it is important to highlight that rivers and coasts are part of a natural and dynamic environment


World Bank Group · 11 April 2024 English

There is growing awareness globally about the potential impacts of climate change on financial stability. Climate-related financial risks can be broadly grouped into two categories: (i) climate physical risks, which …

reserves are located. Many locations along the coasts are physically and socioeconomically vulnerable


World Bank Group · 10 April 2024 English

This study’s aim was to assess the growing flood risk Sao Tome and Principe (STP) faces due to climate change. It achieved this by carrying out a nationwide risk assessment …

it is important to highlight that rivers and coasts are part of a natural and dynamic environment


CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 8 April 2024 English

The current focus is on the strategic Russia and China, as well as the implications importance of satellite ground stations in the of the involvement of the North Atlantic Treaty …

governance discussion for the region. along the northern coasts of Russia. Abandoned Soviet-era military bases


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