Sustainable Development

After a year of devastating floods across Asia, this is how some of the world's biggest countries are staying afloat

Trucks are seen partially submerged along the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road in Bekasi, near Jakarta, Indonesia February 25, 2020.

11 of the 15 highest risk cities are in Asia. Image: REUTERS

Michael Taylor
Asia correspondent and sub-editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Map 1: Pearl River delta cities face the highest risks from sea level rise of any urban centres
Guangzhou and Dongguan are the cities with the highest risk of flooding, globally. Image: Verisk Maplecroft - Environmental Risk Outlook 2020
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