Worldwide the number of citizens threatened by flooding has increased dramatically, especially for those who live in cities in delta regions.Urbanisation and climate change will further exacerbate this trend. Up to 140 million people and 30,000 billion euro of assets could be dependent on flood protection in large port cities around the world by 2070.
A large proportion of these flood protection systems are aging and need to be replaced and/or improved to comply with current safety standards, requiring significant investment. |
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