Potential in-Situ Adaptation Strategies for Climate-Related Sea-Level Rise: Insights from a Small Island in The Philippines Experiencing EarthquakeInduced Land Subsidence

Abstract

In October 2013, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Bohol, Philippines and induced land subsidence to some of its small island communities, causing them to now experience over-flooding during normal spring tides. The present research discusses the recovery experience and adaptation strategies of one of these island communities, Isla Batasan, which suffers from knee-level, complete inundation during +2.0m high tides.