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Sea-level rise, which is a direct result of global climate change, stands out as one of the most important risks for both governance and resilient urban areas, especially for coastal cities. For this reason, it is expected that the integrated policies, in which coastal cities plan their adaptation and risk reduction approaches at the scale of local governments, will reveal their differences with faster, effective and stakeholder participation practices against the risks envisaged in the near future scenarios rather than the top-down management model. In this context, in this article, current reports of coastal cities with climate change adaptation plans are discussed in order to evaluate the studies carried out in Turkey. Within the scope of the study, 16 metropolitan municipalities with a coastline were included in the study, municipalities with action plans were determined, and their reports were analyzed. Within the scope of adaptation plans, the reports of the cities of Istanbul, Kocaeli, and Trabzon, which assess the risk of sea-level rise, were evaluated by the discourse analysis method and the findings were revealed. The findings of the study reveal the approaches, competencies, and contributions at the scale of local governments in terms of identifying risks and proposing solutions to risks in the focus of sea-level rise. As a result of the study, it is aimed to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of action plans by discussing the risk and compliance discourses put forward by local governments. This study aims to provide a critical perspective on the awareness of the risk of rising sea level, and it is aimed to contribute to the production of knowledge on climate change studies.

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