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These student materials complement the Coastal Processes, Hazards and Society Instructor Materials. If you would like your students to have access to the student materials, we suggest you either point them at the Student Version which omits the framing pages with information designed for faculty (and this box). Or you can download these pages in several formats that you can include in your course website or local Learning Managment System. Learn more about using, modifying, and sharing InTeGrate teaching materials.Completing Your Coastal Community Profile
Complete this Coastal Community Profile for two of the following countries:
- The Phillippines
- Bangladesh
- Vanuatu
Explore this Climate Change Knowledge Portal: Philippines site and make notes on the following in order to create a picture of coastal vulnerability. Focus on those factors that contribute to coastal hazards, such as sea level rise, frequency of storms, population distribution, and poverty levels.
- Overview: Describe two or three key factors mentioned here that may put many people at risk of coastal hazards (e.g., population trends and distribution, topography of the islands).
- Climate baseline: What climate-change related trends have been witnessed in recent decades in relation to coastal hazards (e.g., frequency of tropical cyclones)?
- Natural Hazards: How is sea level rise likely to impact the population? What makes some communities particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge?
- Climate Future: What is the projected sea level rise by the end of the 21st Century? What causes of uncertainties and spatial differences are likely to come into play here?
- Impacts and Vulnerabilities: What information is given on the Frequency of Typhoons? What other climate trends may affect coastal communities?
- Adaptation: (focus on Coastal Resources tab and the Urban Areas and Infrastructure tab). What are some of the main recommendations for the people living close to the coast?
Summary of Findings:
All of the countries on the list have a relatively low per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As you know, this is a measure of wealth of the country and this in turn is related to how well people can recover from a disaster or deal with a hardship (resilience). The population size and distribution is also important, as the wealth of any country must be shared by its residents. Review the information you gathered related to GDP, and write a short summary explaining how the wealth of two countries you chose impacts the ability of its residents to cope with the coastal hazards of their region, such as a cyclones.
