“…A growing body of literature indicates that sea-level rise (SLR) threatens low-lying coastal and estuarine zones worldwide 5 , which will have nearly 1 billion inhabitants by 2030 6 , through a range of hazards and impacts including more frequent and/or intense coastal ooding 7, 8, 9, 10 , loss of habitats/ecosystems 11,12 , including islands 13,14 , and coral reefs 15 , coastal erosion and shoreline changes 16,17 , and salinisation of surface water and groundwater 18,19,20 . These hazards/impacts, in turn, can damage economic assets, urban/coastal infrastructure and coastal tourism 21,22,23,24,25 , in uence and induce human migration 26,27 , impact the livelihoods and safety of vulnerable coastal populations 28,29 , threaten heritage sites 30,31 , and even jeopardise renewable energy plans 32,33 .To adapt to these growing risks, governments, industries, and communities are increasingly working collaboratively through integrated, multidimensional management schemes that cross the boundaries of natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering 34 . Research on SLR science has increased exponentially, as re ected by the number of publications reviewed and cited in the periodic Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reviews.…”