Treffer: Coastal vulnerability index: Assessing vulnerability to various sea level scenarios in the Northern Coast of Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia.

The northern coast of Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, faces increasing environmental degradation due to extensive land use, unsustainable resource extraction, and climate change. This has led to coastal erosion, accretion, pollution, flooding, and land subsidence. Our study assessed future sea-level rise scenarios for the year 2100 along this coastline using a weighted Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVIw), considering factors such as coastal relief, morphology, shoreline change, tidal range, wave height, land subsidence, and land use. Results showed that vulnerability varied across the region. Segarajaya village, for instance, remained low in vulnerability due to its dominant mangrove and swamp land use and rocky, cliffed morphology. In contrast, most villages, from the north to the south of Bekasi Regency, exhibited increasing vulnerability, ranging from low to very high. These findings highlight the growing vulnerability of local coastlines to rising sea levels and offer practical insights for decision-makers in developing effective adaptation and mitigation strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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