Businesses warned over coastal flood risk

James S Murray
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New report claims $35tr of assets will be at risk from coastal floods by 2070 unless businesses and governments embrace "smarter development"

Businesses are being urged to carry out more thorough flood risk assessments when choosing where to locate offices and facilities in the wake of a major new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation...

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