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Implications of climate change for shipping: Ports and supply chains
Ports are an important economic actorâat local, national, and international scalesâthat have been identified as being vulnerable to future changes to the climate. This paper details the findings from an international review of stateâofâtheâart knowledge concerning climate risks, and adaptation responses, for ports and their supply chains. Evidence from both academic and gray literature indicates that there has already been major damage and disruption to ports across the world from climateârelated hazards and that such impacts are projected to increase in the years and decades to come. Findings indicate that while a substantialâand growingâbody of scientific evidence on coastal risks and potential adaptation options is acting as a stimulus for port authorities to explicitly consider the risks for their assets and operations, only a notable few have actually made the next step toward implementing adaptation strategies. This paper concludes by putting forward constructive recommendations for the sector and suggestions for research to address remaining knowledge gaps. It emphasizes a call for collaboration between the research and practice communities, as well as the need to engage a broad range of stakeholders in the adaptation planning process