Monday, January 24, 2011

The Top Twenty

Here is the top twenty world port cities most vulnerable to global sea level rise, hurricanes, and land subsidence - -
  • Mumbai, India
  • Guangzhou - Guangdong, China
  • Shanghai, China
  • Miami, USA
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Calcutta, India
  • New York - Newark, USA
  • Osaka - Kobe, Japan
  • Alexandria, Egypt
  • New Orleans, USA
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Tianjin, China
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Hai Phong, Vietnam
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Shenzhen, China
  • Nagoya, Japan
  • Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
We not only have the risk of inflation due to increasing demand for basic commodities - - oil, steel, concrete, food, etc. - - we also have the risk of much tighter logistical constraints and higher transportation costs.  Looking at just China and Japan, 40% of the top twenty cites are in these two countries.

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