Risk assessment and management strategies to sea level rise along the Sele River mouth (southern Italy)

Rising sea level due to global warming increases the need to analyse coastal risk to conceive management and adaptation strategies aimed at coping with potential marine impacts. In this context, this study presents future scenario of inundation risk along a strategic coastal area located in the Campania Region (southern Italy): the Sele River mouth. This zone is characterized by low topography and relevant subsidence rates that make it prone to be impacted by sea level rise. Expected local sea level for the year 2065 has been evaluated coupling the global IPCC projection with local subsidence trends. Once the risk has been evaluated as a combination of hazard and exposure, a set of management strategies, which include both operative Best Management Practises (BMPs) and monitoring actions, have been suggested and applied on the tested area.