Brief communication: Bridging the data gap – a call to enhance the representation of global coastal flood protection

van Maanen, Nicole; De Plaen, Joël J.-F. G.; Tiggeloven, Timothy; Colmenares, Maria Luisa; Ward, Philip J.; Scussolini, Paolo; Koks, Elco

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2075-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2075-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2075-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 25, issue 6

Brief communication

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25 Jun 2025

Brief communication |

| 25 Jun 2025

Brief communication: Bridging the data gap – a call to enhance the representation of global coastal flood protection

Nicole van Maanen, Joël J.-F. G. De Plaen, Timothy Tiggeloven, Maria Luisa Colmenares, Philip J. Ward, Paolo Scussolini, and Elco Koks

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2075-2025-supplement

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COASTPROS-EU Joël J.-F. G. De Plaen et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15024139

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Understanding coastal flood protection is vital for assessing risks from natural disasters and climate change. However, current global data on coastal flood protection are limited and based on simplified assumptions, leading to potential uncertainties in risk estimates. As a step in this direction, we propose a comprehensive dataset, COASTtal flood PROtection Standards within EUrope (COASTPROS-EU), which compiles coastal flood protection standards in Europe.