Responding to Rising Seas: OECD Country Approaches to Tackling Coastal Risks is an output of the OECD Environment Directorate.
This report was co-ordinated by Lisa Danielson. Chapters 1 was drafted by Alexander Bisaro, Jochen Hinkel and Daniel Lincke. Lisa Danielson and Michael Mullan drafted Chapter 2, and benefited from contributions from Alexander Bisaro. Lisa Danielson, Aurélien Seawert and Alexander Bisaro drafted Chapter 3. Alexander Bisaro and Jochen Hinkel drafted chapter 4. Kate Sherren, Tony Bowron, Jennifer M. Graham, H.M. Tuihedur Rahman and Danika van Proosdij drafted Chapter 5. Emma Corbett and Simon Bendall drafted Chapter 6. Nick Haigh drafted Chapter 7 and benefited from contributions from Rob Goodliffe and Kellie Fisher.
The authors would also like to thank OECD colleagues Simon Buckle, Xavier Leflaive, Nicolina Lamhauge, Leigh Wolfrom, Catherine Gamper, Teresa Deubelli, Oriana Romano, Kathleen Dominique, Will Symes, Rodney Boyd, Brilé Anderson and Jane Ellis for their input and comments on earlier versions of the report. The authors are are also grateful for the oversight, review and comments by the Working Party on Climate, Investment, and Development (WPCID) and the Environment Policy Committee (EPOC). The production benefited from the assistance of Sama Al Taher Cucci and Anna Rourke.
Financial support from Natural Resources Canada is gratefully acknowledged. The authors would also like to thank the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment and the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs for providing case studies. Special thanks is given to the Global Climate Forum for their support on this project.
