The local SLR (local sea-level projections) website was developed by Climate Analytics, led by Peter Pfleiderer, with support from funding through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) via Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). The project involved partners such as Charles & Associates Inc., the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
The tool is designed for researchers, policymakers and practitioners seeking localised, scenario-specific sea-level projections. It is particularly useful for those in coastal risk assessment, infrastructure planning, disaster management, insurance, and environmental finance.
The tool offers precise, location-specific sea-level projections relative to the year 2000, for tide-gauge stations and (less certain) gridded locations, under three warming scenarios labelled RCP26, RCP45 and RCP85.
It quantifies uncertainty using probabilistic ranges, including revised Antarctic ice-sheet contributions, enabling informed assessment of coastal exposure and risk over decadal to centennial horizons.
For finance professionals, this tool supports:
- Risk modelling: Enables scenario-based stress testing of assets in coastal zones (e.g. real estate, infrastructure).
- Insurance underwriting: Enhances estimates of exposure to rising water levels under different climate trajectories.
- Investment planning: Informs decision-making on adaptive infrastructure, resiliency investments and long-term asset protection.
- Policy and financial reporting: Bolsters risk disclosures and climate resilience strategies aligned with regulatory and investor expectations.
