Living on water: Are waterborne cities more resistant to climate change?

Jenni Marsh, CNN

Updated 0837 GMT (1637 HKT) July 20, 2016

The Lexis Hibiscus resort at Port Dickson in Malaysia is a sustainable development built on water.
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The Lexis Hibiscus resort at Port Dickson in Malaysia is a sustainable development built on water.
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The hibiscus is the national flower of Malaysia and its form provided design inspiration for the project.
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The hibiscus is the national flower of Malaysia and its form provided design inspiration for the project.
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Lexis Hibiscus is the brainchild of Jason Pomeroy, an architect and urbanist focused on sustainable, water-based design.
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Lexis Hibiscus is the brainchild of Jason Pomeroy, an architect and urbanist focused on sustainable, water-based design.
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Waterborne communities are not a new idea. This is a floating market on a khlong, or canal, in Bangkok, Thailand, circa 1965.