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Assessment of Vulnerability, Risk, and Adaptation of MENA Region to SLR by Remote Sensing and GIS

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An assessment of sea-level rise to the vulnerability of impacts, based on the UNFCCC national communications carried out by satellites for the countries: Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Tunisia Algeria, and Morocco is carried out to illustrate conditions after 30 years from now, based on comparison of scenarios We will introduce some outlines of research based on vulnerability measurements and mapping, and resilience. The measurements of the vulnerability of each country are determined by the changes in temperature, precipitation, socioeconomic parameters, and increase of hazards due to climate changes that occur. The risk associated with climatic changes is also discussed, and ground-based adaptation needed are explored for each country. Development of institutional capabilities for ICZM and upgrading awareness are highly recommended for adaptation in the long run. Periodic nourishment of Alexandria and Rosetta beaches, detached breakwaters for Alexandria, Port-Said, and dune fixation are the recommended for no regrets management policy. A program for raising resilience and awareness is necessary for all.

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El Raey, M.E. (2022). Assessment of Vulnerability, Risk, and Adaptation of MENA Region to SLR by Remote Sensing and GIS. In: Al Saud, M.M. (eds) Applications of Space Techniques on the Natural Hazards in the MENA Region. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88874-9_6

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