In Brief: Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rises
Photo: Martina Fuchs/IRIN  | | With about 5 million inhabitants, Alexandria is Egypt's second biggest city. A rise in sea levels of 50cm could lead to the loss of about 194,000 jobs and the displacement of about 1.5 million people |
DAKAR, 1 October 2009 (IRIN) - According to (yet another) new climate change report, this time from development think-tank CGD, these are the 20 cities where the most people will be at the greatest risk from sea level rise and storm surges in the developing world.
The report’s basic assumptions were:
• one metre sea-level rise
• 10 percent increase in the intensity of a 1-in-100-year storm
• UN medium population projections.
Manila, Philippines
Alexandria, Egypt
Lagos, Nigeria
Monrovia, Liberia
Karachi, Pakistan
Aden, Yemen
Jakarta, Indonesia
Port Said, Egypt
Khulna, Bangladesh
Kolkata, India
Bangkok, Thailand
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Cotonou, Benin
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Yangon, Myanmar
Conakry, Guinea
Luanda, Angola
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dakar, Senegal
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