Abstract
This paper presents an overview for the possible impacts of sea-level rise and climate change, induced by global warming, on the coastal zone focusing on the Asia and the Pacific regions. Though the projection of future sea-level rise was revised downward, the threats for the deltaic areas of large rivers and small atoll islands in the Pacific are still anticipated. The summary of the global assessment of the vulnerability to sea-level rise showed the large potential impacts of sea-level rise and climate change, such as large population in risk zone for inundation and flooding, and significant adverse effects on the agriculture and wetlands. Such impacts may be concentrated to the countries in the regions.
