Marine plastic pollution is a global issue that has recently attracted the attention of the authorities, with new environmental goals because of calamitous consequences of the global economy, biodiversity, human health, and the climate. This issue harms marine organisms, ecological processes,...

An intensive sampling program was conducted at two coastal sites of megacity Shanghai - the emerging town Lingang New Area (LGNA), and the chemical-industry zone Jinshan Area (JSA) from July, 2016 - June, 2017, to study the environmental behavior and fate of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic...

Worldwide, with different frequencies and magnitudes, coastlines are increasingly being affected by climate change hazards. The high urbanization rate, due to economic opportunities and natural amenities, further exacerbates vulnerabilities in these areas, requiring prompt and effective...

Climate change impacts in coastal areas (CA) have exposed coastal ecosystems to unprecedented conditions. System dynamic modelling (SD) has been used as a powerful tool to improve climate change adaptation (CCA) strategies. However, until now there are no review papers that summarize how...

Small island developing states and small tourism-dependent coastal states have been the most gravely impacted by global climate and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic crises and are expected to face even greater economic and social challenges in the years to come. While information and...

As the World Bank and government of Bangladesh celebrate 50 years of development cooperation this year, a key highlight is the journey towards addressing climate change and improving the resilience of the coastal zone. From the outset, the World Bank has been a long-standing partner in the...

Inclusive and environmentally sound sustainable development re - quires managing natural resources that societies depend on for the long term. In the context of marine and coastal resources which pro - vide an important source of income for large numbers of households and revenue for countries,...