3.3% of land is at risk of flooding, according to the new National Climate Change Risk Assessment Report.
The EPA says all areas of our economy, society and environment are at risk of climate change in the near future.
The agency has released the first 'National Climate Change Risk Assessment report' to offer advice on how to make the country more climate resilient.
It highlights 43 significant risks to areas such as public health, water security, transport and food production.
The midlands is highlighted as being most at danger of flooding, with 3.3% of land at risk based on 2050 projections compared to 1.7% nationally.
Dr Conor Quinlan from the EPA says events like Storm Eowyn present the biggest short term threats:
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