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

This is the first PROTECT policy-brief, based on Fast-Track outcomes.

This policy brief is primarily written for the European Union and national governments defining
coastal adaptation policies. It can be of interest to other coastal practitioners in the public and
private sector, including companies operating critical infrastructures, regional governments
and local governmental bodies.
This policy brief is supported by the PROTECT, CoCliCo and SCORE projects, which have
received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement numbers 869304, 101003598 and 101003534. This
material reflects the sole author’s view and does not represents an official position of their
institutes or of the European Commission, which are not responsible for any use that may be
made of the information it contains.

Lead authors: Gonéri Le Cozannet (BRGM), Gaël Durand (CNRS), Robert Nicholls (University
of East Anglia)

Extended drafting team & Figures: Aimée Slangen (NIOZ), Daniel Lincke (GCF), Anne Chapuis
(CNRS)

Contributions & Reviews: Adina Creugny, Tamsin Edwards, Elena Marie Enseñado, Salem
Gharbia, Heiko Goelzer, Geronimo Gussmann, Marjolijn Haasnoot, Paul Holland, Bart van den
Hurk, Gregorio Iglesias, Klaus Keller, Emilio Laino, Daniel Lincke, Arjen Luijendijk, Angélique
Melet, Luís Campos Rodrigues, Jeremy Rohmer, Paul Sayers, Aimée Slangen, Mar Riera
Spiegelhader, Rémi Thiéblemont, Fiona Turner, Roderik Van De Wal
Editing: Gus Williams (Guerilla Creatives), Anne Chapuis (CNRS).

The policy brief entitled ‘When will a 2-metre rise occur, and how might we adapt?’ is
accessible online on PROTECT website: https://protect-slr.eu/policy-briefs/