SURVAS (1999 – 2001)
| Full name: | Synthesis and Upscaling of sea-level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Studies: European and Global Dimensions |
| Duration: | 1999-2001 |
| Home page: | http://www.survas.mdx.ac.uk/ |
Short description:
The SURVAS Project involved a network of international scientists interested in improving our knowledge of the impacts and adaptation to sea-level rise across Europe and the rest of the World. SURVAS was sponsored by the European Union and also additional funding has been received from the Asian-Pacific Network for an Asian-Pacific Workshop. The main aims were:
- to further our understanding of ASLR by reviewing existing studies and associated methods
- to develop improved regional and global perspectives on ASLR and associated impacts
The SURVAS methodology has been developed via active consultation of multidisciplinary experts from academic and international organisations. SURVAS effort builds upon previous work on ASLR impact assessment initiated by IPCC CZMS (1992), and a range of Country Studies Programmes (e.g. UNEP, USCSP), and uses the conceptual framework designed by Klein & Nicholls (1999).