Sea level is rising, and the rise in sea level will continue beyond the year 2100, even if greenhouse gas emissions are stabilized today.

Expected to rise by at least one meter during this century according to the current scientific consensus, sea levels may even rise by three meters by 2100, in light of the new evidence on ice-cliff instability of the Antarctic.

All island nations and countries with heavy concentrations of population and economic activity in low-lying coastal regions are vulnerable to sea-level rise, including in the East Asia and Pacific region.

World Bank study identified coastal areas with low elevation, and assessed the probable consequences of continued sea-level rise for eighty-four developing countries, using satellite maps of the world overlaid with data on population growth (assuming that the current locational distribution is unchanged). Including twelve countries – Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, DPR Korea, Republic of Korea... — blog.wb.org/blogs