Sentences with phrase «lying coastal zones»

Worldwide, around 1 billion people live in low - lying coastal zones, and an estimated 180 million are at risk.

-- High exposure of people, economic activity, and infrastructure in low lying coastal zones and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

People living in low - lying coastal zones and flood plains are probably most at risk from climate change impacts in Asia.

In 2000, around 630 million people lived in low - lying coastal zones.

There are some 3,351 cities in low lying coastal zones around the world.

Towns villages and critical infrastructures located on low - lying coastal zones or on flood plains are exposed to surge and flooding.

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Such comprehensive information is rarely available, and seldom lies in the hands of decision makers responsible for the management of the coastal zone.

Sea - level changes are of special significance, not only for the low - lying atoll islands but for many high islands where settlements, infrastructure and facilities are concentrated in the coastal zone.

The impact of such storms, even if their frequency or severity remains the same, is magnified for low lying and coastal zone communities because of rising sea level [medium confidence].