A new study finds that far more people are in harm's way as they move into high flood zones around the world.
FILE - Villagers retrieve belongings, which were they kept on the higher ground surrounded floodwaters, at a village in Sohbat Pur, a flood-hit district of Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Oct. 25, 2022. Far more people are in harm's way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an increase in watery disasters from climate change, a new study said.
“People are on a search for better lives and better jobs and then sort of get stuck in bad lands because that’s what they can afford,” said study co-author Stephane Hallegatte, a World Bank senior climate adviser and expert on disaster economics. He said they know it’s dangerous when they arrive. Then comes the issue of is it cheaper to fortify these dangerous areas or better to move people out, the study authors said.
“It is an important paper that compiles data on both developed areas and assets exposed to flooding as never has been done before,” said Columbia University climate scientist Klaus Jacob, who wasn’t part of the research. “Especially the data on differentiating the countries by income levels is of importance and provides interesting socioeconomic insights.”
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