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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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