Managing development choices is essential to reduce coastal flood risk in China
Summary
Future exposure to coastal flooding in China is driven more by growing populations and economic activity rather than by rising seas and intensifying storm surges. Policymakers must anticipate these multiple risk drivers to better inform spatial planning and development strategies and to ensure effective, sustainable coastal adaptation.
Affiliated research theme or topic:
Ocean,
Transformative futures
Link to centre authors:
Peterson, Garry
Publication info: Yafei Wang, Yuxuan Ye, Robert J. Nicholls, Lennart Olsson, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Garry Peterson, Yao He, Manchun Li, Jie Fan, Murray Scown. 2025. Managing development choices is essential to reduce coastal flood risk in China. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02418-7
