Science: sea level rise greatest CC threat for people

German Science body describes CC impacts on oceans

The German Advisory Council on Global Change (set up by the German federal government in 1992 in the run-up to the Rio Earth Summit as an independent, scientific advisory body) has released a report “The Future Oceans – Warming Up, Rising High, Turning Sour” discussing the impact of GHG emissions on the world’s oceans. This WBGU Special Report was presented at the 12th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in November 2006, at a side event named "Climate Impacts on the Ocean".

Report: Link

“To keep the adverse effects on human society and ecosystems within manageable limits, it will be essential to adopt new coastal protection approaches, designate marine protected areas and agree on ways to deal with refugees from endangered coastal areas. All such measures, however, can only succeed if global warming and ocean acidification are combated vigorously. Ambitious climate protection is therefore a key precondition to successful marine conservation and coastal protection.”