Simulation of Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Mangrove Survival in Central and Eastern Visayas

Abstract

Sea level rise (SLR) is the change in sea level due to climate change. It is affected by the expansion of oceans due to warming, and the transfer of water stored from land to water, e.g., glacier and ice sheets (Church et al. 2013). The SLR is perceived to be the most serious threat on the long-term survival of mangroves (McLeod & Salm 2006). David et al. (2015) classified 11 geographical clusters of Philippine waters based on climate hazard exposures such as SLR, extreme heating, extreme rainfall events, disturbed water budget, and increasing ocean temperature (Fig. 1). Among the hazards, only SLR was prevalent in all clusters.