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NH5.4

Coastal flooding and erosion risk: present and future
Convener: Fernando J. Mendez  | Co-Conveners: Barbara Zanuttigh , Robert Nicholls 
Oral Programme
 / Wed, 06 Apr, 08:30–10:00  / Room 4
Poster Programme
 / Attendance Wed, 06 Apr, 17:30–19:00  / Display Wed, 06 Apr, 08:00–19:30  / Halls X/Y

Coastal areas are highly vulnerable and exposed to extreme flooding and erosion events and also to long-term erosion due to changes in coastal dynamics and sea level rise. The quantitative estimation of present and future coastal flooding and erosion risk is a challenge for engineers, oceanographers, geographers, climatologists, statisticians, socio-economists and biologists. This session calls for presentations dealing with coastal flooding and erosion risk analysis at different time scales (short-term forecasting, present-day risk, climate change scenarios).