Demand for ports to 2050: Climate policy, growing trade and the impacts of sea level 2010-2050

These data provide decadal estimates of port areas required based on future predictions of trade to 2050 under four climate-related policy scenarios. Also included are projections of relative sea-level rise and cost estimates for (i) adaptation to the anticipated sea-level rise under each scenario, and (ii) construction of any new port area required. The resilience of shipping infrastructure and trade to future climate impacts has implications for shipping globally and locally. As a service to other sectors, it will need to adjust to new patterns of economic growth whilst, at the same time, dealing with its own climate challenges. Key among sector concerns is the provision of suitable port infrastructure capable of handling the transfer of sea-borne trade to land based transport systems.