Articles for Coastal Cities

Close to 400,000 children in US cities face risk of major coastal flooding in the next five years
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Close to 400,000 children in US cities face risk of major coastal flooding in the next five years

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 400,000 American children live in areas that will be vulnerable to major coastal flooding …

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Sanya advocates collaborative tourism development at coastal tourism event
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sanya advocates collaborative tourism development at coastal tourism event

China Daily  

The 2024 Tropical Coastal City Tourism Event, held in Sanya, Hainan province, from Sept 4 to 5, unites six international tourism organizations, delegates from foreign city administrations and tourism bodies, and representatives from pertinent domestic governmental sectors and travel companies. Tropical coastal cities can collaborate and drive sustainable development in the tourism sector, said Fan Weizheng, vice mayor of Sanya, …

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270 million people are living on sinking land in China’s major cities, new study finds
8 months ago

270 million people are living on sinking land in China’s major cities, new study finds

CNN  

CNN — Land is sinking underneath millions of peoples’ feet in China’s major cities due to human activities, putting the country’s coastal areas more at risk of flooding and rising sea levels, new research shows. “Such massive coastal dike systems will largely reduce the risk of being inundated even given both land subsidence and sea level rise,” Tao told CNN. …

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Coastline in Crisis | The perils facing the shoreline
1 year, 1 month ago

Coastline in Crisis | The perils facing the shoreline

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai finds itself enmeshed in a battle with a concealed enemy that increases its vulnerability to climate change and imperils its structural and environmental stability. “Rampant sand mining poses a significant threat for coastal cities,” said Anjal Prakash, clinical associate professor and research director at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business. “The Mumbai region …

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China’s factory floor is moving—but not to India or Mexico
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s factory floor is moving—but not to India or Mexico

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE—In the contest to knock China off its perch as the world’s factory floor, countries such as Mexico, India and Vietnam face a formidable rival: China’s vast interior. “China is going to be a major player in global manufacturing for the foreseeable future," said Gordon Hanson, an economist and professor of urban policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, who explored …

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Why Indian states and cities need climate action
2 years, 7 months ago

Why Indian states and cities need climate action

Live Mint  

Coastal cities around the world, including Mumbai, face the risk of being inundated by 2050, according to a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. On the sidelines of ‘Climate Crisis 2.0: Mobilizing Finance for Coastal Cities’, a conclave organised by the think tank Mumbai First this week in the financial capital, Lounge spoke to Atul Bagai, India head, United …

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