Risks of floods are on the rise around the world

Could this kind of footage become more common with climate change? This is one of the predictions made by IPCC experts.

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00:30Many low-lying coastal cities and small islands, as well as deltas, will be exposed to risks

00:48of flooding and land loss annually by 2050.

00:53Without major investments in adaptation, they would be exposed to escalating flood risks.

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02:53The question of adaptation, of planning, of thinking differently about coastal occupation, is a vital one.

03:23The more we reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the more time we save on risks,

03:39the more we give ourselves room to adapt to more gradual changes that would stabilize.

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