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SciDev.Net: The rapid growth of cities across the developing world has resulted in urban areas overtaking rural communities as being the most vulnerable to widescale flooding, according to a report from the World Bank.
The slums of Asian cities are especially vulnerable, says the report, pointing out that about 90 per cent of people exposed to floods live in Asia, and that the problems they face could worsen as a result of factors such as climate change.
The report says that in 2010 alone, 178 million......
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Asian cities head global list of flood vulnerability
Posted by SciDev.Net: Mike Ives on March 2nd, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation