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… extreme weather events 1. Mangroves Mangroves are salt-water tolerant shrubs and trees that grow in shallow, … floodplains. If these are left intact- with their related inland lakes and swamps - they can act as a giant reservoir. … water over a wide area, reducing damage downstream. 4. Inland deltas When rivers flow into a wide, flat inland lake …

… hazards like flooding, tropical cyclones and droughts. UN Water estimates that 90% of all natural hazards are … than $625 million in damages from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Inland, wetlands act as a natural sponge, absorbing and … park, the damage from the 2004 tsunami extended just 50m inland. In nearby Peraliya, where coral mining had degraded …