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🌊 Floods affect communities around the world year after year, with developing countries facing the highest exposure. Nearly 2 million people live in flood-prone coastal zones, where losses cascade far beyond the flood itself.

Several hazards drive flood risk:
• 🌧️ Intense rainfall and storms
• 🌀 Cyclones
• 🪨 Ground instability and subsidence
• 🏗️ Infrastructure failure, such as dams

Floods have cascading impacts, increasing risks of other hazards:
• 🏚️ Landslides, erosion and damaged infrastructure
• 🚱 Water contamination and disease outbreaks
• 🚦 Disrupted transport and livelihoods

Flood risks can be managed through:
• 🏗️ Risk-informed urban planning
• 🌅 Maintaining healthy rivers, wetlands and coasts
• 📢 Strong building codes and early warnings
• 🤝 Inclusive evacuation, finance and insurance

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🌱 Conflict damages ecosystems, pollutes land and water, and worsens climate vulnerability.
Peace and go hand in hand with the
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange

5️⃣ Benefits of urban trees🌳
1️⃣ Cool the air🌬️
2️⃣Filter urban pollutants🚗
3️⃣ Increase property values🏡
4️⃣ Increase urban biodiversity🦋
5️⃣ Improve physical and mental health🧠
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https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2023/08/explainer-what-is-biodiversity/

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)