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People at risk in urban coastal zones
A high proportion of the urban population in low- and middle-income countries live within the Low- Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ): the continuous area along the coast that is less than 10 metres above sea level.
Nations with the largest urban populations in the LECZ 
Low-income and lower-middle income nations have a higher proportion of their urban population in this zone than high-income nations. As yet, the data are not available to assess exactly who among these people is at risk from a given sea-level rise.
Nations with the highest proportion of their urban populations in the LECZ 
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