Analyzing The Effects of Rising Sea Levels on Developing Nations and Examining Emerging Solutions

Abstract

This paper will highlight the challenges that rising sea levels pose for developing countries such as the Maldives and Kiribati, including safety measures being put in place to prevent climate disasters. Due to landbased glacial melting, thermal expansion caused by warming of the oceans and a variety of other actors, global sea levels are continuing to rise. Island nations and developing countries are being hit the hardest, with some employing solutions that work. This paper will analyze solutions already in place including sills, elevated roads and coastal security strategies, along with the political systems put in place by different countries that are most vulnerable. It will also look at future solutions that are being engineered by certain cities and how they could be adapted to other developing cities with less resources.