Planning Coastal Areas and Waterfronts for Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries

AbstractMost of developing countries suffer from climate change impacts. Scenarios projected increase intensity and frequency of climate hazards especially sea level rise and storm surge. Coastal areas in developing countries already suffer coastal erosion in developing countries situation of coastal areas is the worst due to human-induced pressures on environmental and absence of sustainable development. The inevitability of climate change highlights the importance of adaptation. Climate change adaptation through land use planning strategies increase the resilience to risks, enhance economic and social conditions of community and safeguarding resources for next generations. Mainstreaming the UN millennium development goals in climate change adaptation process through sustainable planning of coastal areas will maximize the benefits of the adaptation process. Land use planning adapt with sea level rise risks through use some strategies ranging between official or local plans, zoning, land subdivision and development controls, design guidelines, environmental review of development projects