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In this short news feature Swenja Surminski explains how Lagos, Jakarta and Mumbai are threatened by climate change due to increasing rainfall and storm surges. She goes on the outline how the COP26 climate summit could help these and other cities that are threatened by climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsday, BBC World Service,