Global Climate Change
Global climate change, just like the name infers, has effects on every aspect of our current world. This is especially true in regards to coastal regions, as these areas are characterized by their exposed nature which renders them more susceptible to climate-driven threats. In reference to coasts, the symptoms of climate change causing sea levels to rise significantly, amplified storm surges, and the predicted increases in natural hazards frequency and severity all pose dire threats to these excessively susceptible regions. While coasts have historically been safeguarded by natural barriers and energy dispersing ecosystems, global climate change has caused these naturally installed dispersers to degrade. This trend of coastal ecosystems has intensified the issue at hand as their associated ecosystem services, which coastal communities rely on are compromised and are inhibited from effectively performing at the same level of functional protection. Given these conditions and the unceasing progression of global climate change, it becomes evermore impertinent that these coasts increase their resilience and protective measures. This can be done via various forms of coastal management as this is the concept's exact mission, however, it must also be done in an environmentally conscious way as to avoid exacerbating the intertwined issues further. Overall global climate change has resulted in an urgent need for increased coastal management actions and ecosystem rehabilitation, restoration, conservation, etc. along coasts.