Climate Change Victims

Some new research from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in the U.S. confirms what we've been hearing from environmentalists for years: the world's developing cities will be the ones hardest hit by the effects of climate change. According to the analysis, which will be published in a journal called "Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability," even though these cities face a high risk of serious climate change consequences, they've done little to address the problem and try to protect residents.

Cities themselves can set green-friendly targets, like lowering CO2 emissions or choosing renewable energy projects. But developing metropolises have been slow to take those kinds of steps. So some of those negative effects of climate change that we've seen in recent years–like severe weather and natural disasters–could end up wreaking havoc in these teeming, booming hubs–which are often overcrowded, too.

Do you live in a developing city, or near one? What could your city do to protect its people from the dangers of climate change?