and erosion in the future, even in worst cases so that a considerable proportion of their populations
or even the whole population will have to migrate to other countries (Mimura, 2013; Nicholls and
Cazenave, 2010). Many large coastal cities, for instance
London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Tokyo,
Shanghai and Bangkok already rely heavily on coastal defences. Shanghai and Tokyo have already
defended them
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