Consequences Of Flooding Flashcards
What are the economic losses of coastal recession?
-High cost of repairs and rebuilding, loss of jobs/income.
-The UK government does not pay compensation to people who lose their homes to coastal erosion.
-Most coastal erosion happens over a long period of time and affects relatively few people.
-Properties lose their value.
What are the social losses of coastal recession?
-Can produce a less asthetically attractive coastline with boarded up properties and closed roads.
-It can lead to conflict is people experiencing coastal erosion blame the construction of sea defences updrift.
-Living with coastal erosion can impact on health as there may be stress of their property losing its value/price of insurance increases.
How many environmental refugees are there in the world?
Around 22 million have been displaced due to climate-related events (2008-2016).
How many people would be pushed into poverty by climate change?
World banks estimates that more than 100 million by 2030.
How many people may be displaced by rising sea levels in Bangladesh?
By 2050: 18 million people.
