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Detailed explanation-1: -In a turquoise lagoon in the Maldives, a foating city is beginning to take shape. Consisting of houses, restaurants, shops, a school and a hospital, the futuristic feat of architecture opened its first units over the summer and will house 20, 000 people by the time it is completed in 2027.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a pilot project of the United Nations, Busan plans to be the first city to adopt a “floating city” wherein some parts would be ready by 2025. The plans are afoot to make it a self-sustained city with its own water recycling plant and solar panels for its power generation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Busan is home to 3.4 million residents, and a critical port city. To adapt to rising sea waters, Busan signed a partnership with Oceanix and The United Nations Human Settlements Program in 2021 to develop a floating city.

Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s first prototype floating city that adapts to sea level rise has just been unveiled at UN headquarters in New York. OCEANIX Busan, in South Korea, aims to provide breakthrough technology for coastal cities facing land shortages and the threat of climate change.