40. The impact of rising sea levels
1. Choose the correct option:
1B
2B
3C
4C
2. Mark the following statements as true or false:
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
3. Answer the following questions:
1. Adaptive strategies could include constructing seawalls and flood barriers, implementing sustainable urban planning with elevated infrastructure, promoting the restoration of natural barriers like mangroves, developing early warning systems, and relocating communities from high-risk areas.
2. Rising sea levels could disproportionately affect poorer nations and communities that lack the resources to invest in protective infrastructure or relocate populations. This may lead to increased poverty, loss of livelihoods, and heightened social tensions, exacerbating existing global socio-economic inequalities.
