NEW YORK – Tacloban in the Philippines has now joined the growing list of cities – including New Orleans, Bangkok, Moscow, New York, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, and Port-au-Prince, to name just a few – pummeled in recent years by climate catastrophes. Many of the world’s largest cities, built on seacoasts and rivers, face the threat of rising sea levels and intensifying storms.
纽约—菲律宾的塔克洛班（Tacloban）成为近几年来因气候灾难而被毁的城市名单上的新名字。这一名单包括新奥尔良、曼谷、莫斯科、纽约、北京、里约热内卢、太子港……等等。许多临河和临海的世界上大城市面临着海平面上升的威胁和越来越严重的风暴。因此，正在确定中的全球发展新日程必须赋予城市力量，让它们成为二十一世纪可持续发展的领导者。