Sea level rise undermines SDG2 and SDG6 in Pantai Acheh, Penang, Malaysia
Date
2021
Authors
Xin Yi Kh’ng
Su Yean Teh
Hock Lye Koh
Shuhaida Shuib
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Springer
Abstract
For coastal communities living in low elevation Pantai Acheh of Penang, Malaysia, salinization of groundwater caused by sea level rise (SLR) could pose a daunting challenge to water supply and crop cultivation, thereby undermining local water security (SDG6) and food security (SDG2). Modelling analysis using MANTRA was performed to examine the sustainability of coastal groundwater and vegetation in Pantai Acheh in response to SLR. MANTRA was developed by linking two United States Geological Survey (USGS) simulation models known as MANHAM and SUTRA.
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Keywords
Water, Climate change, Mangrove, Modelling, UNSDG
Citation
Kh’ng, X. Y., Teh, S. Y., Koh, H. L., & Shuib, S. (2021). Sea level rise undermines SDG2 and SDG6 in Pantai Acheh, Penang, Malaysia. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 25(1), 9.