Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities

13 November 2009

A Climate Vulnerability Ranking of Major Coastal Cities in Asia
Many of the largest cities in Asia are located on the coast and within major river deltas, making them highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change. Mega-Stress For Mega-Cities shows that all of the cities analysed are currently extremely exposed to threats from storms and flooding to sea level rise, with huge numbers of people and assets at stake, and highlights the need for co-operation between developed and developing countries to prepare some of Asia’s largest cities for the potentially devastating impacts of climate change.

Reports

• Environmental impacts of the UK food economy
• Mobilising the Marine Act
• How low can we go

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Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities

Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities: Summary