ERCZ: The Value of Information on Future Sea - Level Rise and Climatology for Land Use

沿海地区的发展是经济增长的源泉，但也是风暴潮和飓风造成人员和经济损失的原因。海平面上升的可能性增加了这些地区的脆弱性，政府和私人机构在对社区和商业基础设施进行投资决策时，将需要对未来海平面状况和海岸进行高质量的预测气候学。该项目将制订一个框架和方法，以确定改善的海平面和区域气候学资料对沿海地区土地利用和投资决定的价值；并说明考虑到一组可供选择的全球和地方海平面及区域气候学数据收集和研究活动的方法。这项研究的结果将有利于负责沿海地区发展的决策者。

The development of coastal areas is a source of economic growth but also the cause of human and economic losses due to storm surges and hurricanes. The possibility of sea level rise increases the vulnerability of these zones, and governments and private agents making decisions regarding investments in community and commercial infrastructure will need high quality forecasts of future sea level conditions and coastal climatology. The project will develop a framework and methodology for determining the value of improved sea level and regional climatology information for land use and investment decisions in coastal areas, and illustrate the methodology considering a set of alternative data collection and research activities for global and local sea level and regional climatology. The results of this research will benefit decision makers responsible for coastal zone development.