AbstractThis article addresses both the physical impacts and international legal issues arising from two interlinked stressors on Arctic coastlines: sea level rise and coastal erosion. Key aspects of the legal regime governing the baselines from which coastal States calculate the outer limits of their maritime zones are reviewed and a synopsis of the practice among the Arctic littoral States is provided. The article then turns to a discussion of the practical and international legal responses available to deal with the present and future challenge of rising seas and retreating coasts. The concluding section offers with some reflections on the way forward for a region experiencing some of the most devastating impacts of climate change.

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海平面上升和海岸后退：对北极的影响

摘要本文讨论了北极海岸线上两个相互关联的压力源所产生的物理影响和国际法律问题：海平面上升和海岸侵蚀。审查了管辖沿海国计算其海区外部界限的基线的法律制度的关键方面，并提供了北极沿岸国实践的概要。然后，本文转向讨论可用于应对当前和未来海平面上升和海岸后退挑战的实际和国际法律对策。结论部分对一个正在遭受气候变化最具破坏性影响的地区的前进方向提出了一些思考。