REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - International institution Maplecroft categorizes Jakarta as one of the cities in Asia facing highest climate change risks, along with Dhaka, Manila, Bangkok, Yangon, Ho Chi Minh City and Kolkata. 

Maplecroft’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), identifies those seven cities at ‘extreme risk,’ out of a list of 50 that were chosen for their current and future importance to global business. Those cities emerged as the most at risk from the increasing temperatures and climate change that are predicted to take hold in the coming years.

The CCVI has been developed by Maplecroft to identify risks to populations, company operations, supply chains and investments. It evaluates exposure to climate related natural hazards; the sensitivity of populations; development; natural resources; agricultural dependency; research and development; government effectiveness and education levels.

Maplecroft forecasts that multinational companies operating in the Asian growth economies will be exposed to spiraling environmental risks over the coming decades. Multinational companies would consider about the possibility of climate change risks, the Head of Maps and Indices at Maplecroft, Helen Hodge, said.

Maplecroft says the cities classified as 'extreme risk' will always face natural disaster. Based on its survey in the last three year, the government of 'extreme risk' cities had not done much to repair the city.

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