Asia is home to 99 of world’s 100 most vulnerable cities

Indonesia's capital Jakarta - plagued by pollution, flooding and heatwaves - tops risk assessment ranking

Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and 80% are in India or China, according to a risk assessment.

More than 400 large cities with a total population of 1.5 billion are at high" or extreme" risk because of a mix of life-shortening pollution, dwindling water supplies, deadly heatwaves, natural disasters and the climate emergency, the report found.