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Csir Developed Coastal Flood Risk Viewer Improved Disaster Risk Management And Development Planning

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/csir-developed-coastal-flood-risk-viewer-improved-disaster-risk-management-and-development-planning

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Collected on 21 September 2026

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This is a CSIR article about an interactive coastal flood risk viewer. It explains that the tool supports coastal development planning and disaster management by showing the extent of coastal flooding, in the context of rising sea levels and increasingly intense storm-related floods.

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web-based planning and risk visualisation toolOngoing

CSIR coastal flood risk viewer

An interactive web-based tool that allows users to visualise the extent of coastal flooding in specific areas for coastal development planning and disaster management.

Who it is for: coastal development planners and disaster management practitioners
How to act on it: Use the interactive web-based tool to visualise coastal flooding in specific areas.

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The CSIR coastal flood risk viewer is an interactive web-based tool to visualise the extent of coastal flooding in specific areas.

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https://www.csir.co.za/csir-developed-coastal-flood-risk-viewer-improved-disaster-risk-management-and-development-planning

Key Takeaways

CSIR-developed coastal flood risk viewer
Interactive web-based visualisation of coastal flooding
Relevant to coastal development planning and disaster management
Sea levels rise by about 1-2 mm per year on South Africa’s coasts
Storm waves can reach up to 10 meters
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Dr Melanie Lück-Vogel