Asian cities urged to bolster defence against rising seas

KUALA LUMPUR - Major Asian cities, including Tokyo, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai, are most at risk from rising sea levels, researchers warned on Thursday , urging authorities to invest more in flood defences and plan to relocate assets and people.

"As a species we tend to like to live by coasts - with all the resources and transport it provides," said Mr Rory Clisby, a climate change analyst at Verisk Maplecroft in Singapore. This week, torrential rains flooded Jakarta for the second time in 2020, while Bangkok last month trucked in drinking water after the encroaching ocean increased salinity.

Building in flood-prone areas and"ill-conceived" land reclamation projects should be stopped, he said, adding that some cities should consider moving key assets to safer places. "It is a massive global manufacturing hub," said Mr Clisby, adding that both cities should look at relocating key assets and investing in large-scale engineering projects.

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