ABSTRACT
This chapter considers possible mitigation and adaptation to sea level rise measures. The analysis is divided into two main parts; the first assesses the types of adaptation plans that can be made for deltaic areas, it proposes adaptation scenarios, possible options they entail, and the implications of each. In the second part, some of the proposed adaptation options are applied to the Niger delta and their effects simulated and discussed. Adaptation strategies that are accepted and implemented depend on the value of the coastal area, the political and local considerations and the cost of the adaptation measures to be taken. These factors affect the type and extent of the adaptation plan to be applied; thus an adaptation plan can extend to all vulnerable areas, or be limited to economically viable areas and/or human settlements. Adaptation plans can have different aims/goals, criteria and modes of implementation.
