Global warming and climate change signifcantly increase the frequency of coastal foods caused by sea level rise(SLR)as a permanent factor and hydrometeorological hazards as tentative factors.The combined risks will af...Global warming and climate change signifcantly increase the frequency of coastal foods caused by sea level rise(SLR)as a permanent factor and hydrometeorological hazards as tentative factors.The combined risks will afect coastal communities.South Korea is gradually facing SLR risks,mainly in its southern coastal regions;however,disaster risk reduction(DRR)in coastal regions remains fragmented.This study aimed to investigate the status of DRR for coastal communities in South Korea by looking at government practices and testimonies from residents.This study reviewed DRR-related regulations and documents and collected data from interviews with local government ofcials,feld visits,and informal conversations with residents in six coastal communities.The fndings show that the coastal communities were less resilient to coastal foods than to other hazards,such as typhoons and heavy rains,and the potential consequences could be expanded due to demographic challenges,fragmented institutional systems,and low risk awareness.Moreover,this study emphasized the necessity of an integrated approach to reducing the impact of coastal foods caused by both SLR and other factors.It also highlighted the importance of coastal community engagement in local DRR activities through increasing risk awareness and adapting to environmental change based on appropriate risk information disclosure by the government.The impacts of coastal foods triggered by SLR and other hazard factors can be reduced by aligning practical regulatory measures with adaptive strategies and enhancing the disaster resilience of coastal communities.展开更多
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korean government(MIST)(No.2022R1F1A1074289)supported by the Core Research Cluster of Disaster Science in the International Research Institute of Disaster Science(IRIDeS),Tohoku University.
文摘Global warming and climate change signifcantly increase the frequency of coastal foods caused by sea level rise(SLR)as a permanent factor and hydrometeorological hazards as tentative factors.The combined risks will afect coastal communities.South Korea is gradually facing SLR risks,mainly in its southern coastal regions;however,disaster risk reduction(DRR)in coastal regions remains fragmented.This study aimed to investigate the status of DRR for coastal communities in South Korea by looking at government practices and testimonies from residents.This study reviewed DRR-related regulations and documents and collected data from interviews with local government ofcials,feld visits,and informal conversations with residents in six coastal communities.The fndings show that the coastal communities were less resilient to coastal foods than to other hazards,such as typhoons and heavy rains,and the potential consequences could be expanded due to demographic challenges,fragmented institutional systems,and low risk awareness.Moreover,this study emphasized the necessity of an integrated approach to reducing the impact of coastal foods caused by both SLR and other factors.It also highlighted the importance of coastal community engagement in local DRR activities through increasing risk awareness and adapting to environmental change based on appropriate risk information disclosure by the government.The impacts of coastal foods triggered by SLR and other hazard factors can be reduced by aligning practical regulatory measures with adaptive strategies and enhancing the disaster resilience of coastal communities.
