Urban areas are especially prone to natural hazards, and combined with the fact that people increasingly live in urban areas, with a projected 6 billion by 2045, the potential for devastation will only continue to grow. By 2030, without significant investment to improve the resilience of cities around the world, climate change may push up to 77 million urban residents into poverty, according to Investing in Urban Resilience, a new report by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).