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World Ocean Assessment Overview
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Lima
Tokyo
Lagos
Seoul
Hanoi
Mumbai
London
Manila
Luanda
Kolkata
Jakarta
Bangkok
Abidjan
Chennai
Tianjin
Karachi
Shanghai
Istanbul
New York
Shenzhen
Chittagong
Los Angeles
Buenos Aires
Dar es Salaam
Rio de Janeiro
Ho Chi Minh City
Our closeness to the oceans
Source: Hoonrweg & Pope (2014), Burket et al. (2000), Natural Earth.
- population of costal cities continues to expand
Tokyo
Lagos
Seoul
Hanoi
Mumbai
Manila
Luanda
Kolkata
Jakarta
Bangkok
Chennai
Tianjin
Karachi
Shanghai
Istanbul
Shenzhen
Chittagong
Dar es Salaam
Ho Chi Minh City
over 70%
Percentage of population living within
100 km of the coastline
30 to 70%
less than 30%
none
million people
50
40
30
20
10
in 2015
estimated by 2050
coastal city with more than 100,000 inhabitants
okyo
Seoul
Hanoi
a
Shanghai
Shenzhen
ity
over 70%
Percentage of population living within
100 km of the coastline
30 to 70%
less than 30%
none
million people
50
40
30
20
coastal city with more than 100,000 inhabitants
Lima
Lagos
Mumbai
London
Luanda
Kolkata
Jakarta
Bangkok
Abidjan
Chennai
Tianjin
Karachi
Istanbul
New York
Chittagong
Los Angeles
Buenos Aires
Dar es Salaam
Rio de Janeiro
Ho Chi
Our cl seness to the oceans
Source: Hoonrweg & Pope (2014), Burket et al. (2000), Natural Earth.
- population of
stal cities continues to expand
Lima
Tokyo
Lagos
Seoul
Hanoi
Mumbai
London
Manila
Luanda
Kolkata
Jakarta
Bangkok
Abidjan
Chennai
Tianjin
Karachi
Shanghai
Istanbul
New York
Shenzhen
Chittagong
Los Angeles
Buenos Aires
Dar es Salaam
Rio de Janeiro
Ho Chi Minh City
Our closeness to the oceans
Source: Hoonrweg & Pope (2014), Burket et al. (2000), Natural Earth.
- population of costal cities continues to expand