London, Oct 26(ANI): India, Bangladesh and Congo are among 30 countries with "extreme" exposure to climate shift, according to a British firm specializing in risk analysis.
The ranking of 193 nations by Maplecroft says that Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam, Philippines and Cambodia are also in the highest category, partly because of rising seas and increasing severe tropical storms.
Maplecroft pointed to Kolkata, Dhaka, Addis Ababa, Manila, and Chittagong as being the most exposed cities, while Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi were listed as being at "high" risk.
"Vulnerability to climate change has the potential to undermine future development, particularly in India," the Telegraph quoted Charlie Beldon, co-author of the study, as saying.
On the other hand, Iceland, Finland, Ireland, Sweden and Estonia top the list of nations deemed to be least at risk.
Maplecroft's tool, the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), looks at exposure to extreme weather events such as drought, cyclones, wildfires and storm surges, which translate into water stress, loss of crops and land lost to the sea.
How vulnerable a society is to these events is also measured, along with a country's potential to adapt to future climate change-related hazards. (ANI)
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