Climate Change Impacts on Indonesian Coastal Areas

The problems in coastal area related with climate change have continued to receive a high level of attention. Elevate average of sea level, variation in significant wave height and increased ocean temperature are linked to global climate in many ways. Thus, climate variability and future climate change should become a major interest for engineer, stakeholders, and decision makers, especially for developing strategies for mitigation and adaptation for future coastal development. The objective of this paper is to compile data and information on the potential impacts of climate change to Indonesian coastal area due to global warming from various studies. This paper focus on the impacts of climate change to sea level, wave climate and sea water temperature.