STOCKHOLM: Hundreds of cities have no climate adaptation plans in place despite rising threats like floods, heatwaves and pollution, according to a report on Wednesday that said this could put 400 million people at risk across the world.

Fast-expanding urban areas are home to more than half the population of the planet and are increasingly exposed to climate-fueled disasters, economic shocks and health crises as the world warms, with fears that vulnerable communities will be hardest hit.

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