Vulnerability, coastal

‘Vulnerability is a function of exposure to climatic factors, sensitivity to change and the capacity to adapt to that change. Systems that are highly exposed, sensitive and less able to adapt are vulnerable’.
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Vulnerability, coastal

  1. Allen Consulting, 2005: ‘Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability’; Final report to the Australian Greenhouse Office by The Allen Consulting Group, March 2005, 159pp
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