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Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rises

With about five 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. Martina Fuchs/IRIN
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    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
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    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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