Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Sea-level rise is already impacting coastlines around the world, from island nations preparing for potential relocation to low-lying communities experiencing damaging coastal flooding that is threatening infrastructure. Scientists are working to predict storm surge events and understand future sea-level rise scenarios, while cities, countries and leaders face difficult and costly decisions about adaptation, retreat, and armoring the coastline. This panel was created for South by Southwest (SXSW) 2021 to discuss the challenges communities are facing, adaptation strategies, and how science can inform action.
Speakers included:
Mark Merrifield, Director of the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
Serge Dedina, Mayor of Imperial Beach, City of Imperial Beach
AR Siders, Assistant Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, Geography and Spatial Sciences, and the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware
Anote Tong, Former President of the Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati
#ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise #SXSW
Sea-level rise is already impacting coastlines around the world, from island nations preparing for potential relocation to low-lying communities experiencing damaging coastal flooding that is threatening infrastructure. Scientists are working to predict storm surge events and understand future sea-level rise scenarios, while cities, countries and leaders face difficult and costly decisions about adaptation, retreat, and armoring the coastline. This panel was created for South by Southwest (SXSW) 2021 to discuss the challenges communities are facing, adaptation strategies, and how science can inform action.
Speakers included:
Mark Merrifield, Director of the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
Serge Dedina, Mayor of Imperial Beach, City of Imperial Beach
AR Siders, Assistant Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, Geography and Spatial Sciences, and the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware
Anote Tong, Former President of the Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati
#ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise #SXSW
