When will a 2-metre rise in sea level occur, and how might we adapt?

In a joint policy brief, the EU-funded H2020 projects PROTECT, CoCliCo and SCORE identify actions that are urgently needed to limit losses and damages as coastal adaptation is an ongoing process that involves short-term actions, long-term planning and strategic thinking.

In the European Union plus the United Kingdom, 18 million people and €3.9 trillion of assets are currently located in the 100-year coastal flood plain. If sea levels were 2 meters higher than today, 9 million additional people (total 27 million) and €1.8 trillion of additional assets (total €5.7 trillion) would be exposed across Europe's coastal flood plain.