The climate crisis is global, but these six cities face more severe consequences

Climate change is expected to affect all countries in the world, but not be felt evenly in all regions of its impact and some are worse affected than others because of a number of different threats. Developing countries, places with widespread poverty and countries with ineffective governments sometimes face the most serious risks from which changing climate, and are usually poorly equipped to find ways to prepare and prevent threats to the environment . the future impact of climate change measures is very demanding, because scientists projections of climate change is not completely accurate and there may be many different factors, such as the risk of extreme weather events and rising temperatures come into play. There are other non-climatic factors that determine how a city or country will be affected by climate change. Niall Smith, climate analysis regions of the vulnerability to changes in the risk of global consulting firm Maplecroft says time is also necessary to weigh what is going on politically and socially in a region to find out whether the country can prepare. “The places with the lowest level of economic development are certainly feeling the effects with the highest degree online, sometimes only because of their geographic destiny – or position – but even more so on the basis of socio-economic factors and “Smith says governance. Many countries in the developing world are also unique prone says Kelly Levin of the World Resources Institute, “their livelihoods depend on natural resources. And if these natural resources are affected by climate change, their ability to feed their families and make a life is significantly impaired. “to get a face to hear to get to face challenges different regions, he told the experts the time they are six countries and cities to be particularly affected by climate change. Lagos, Nigeria Lagos is the “extreme” risk to the vulnerability index Maplecroft Climate Change. This is particularly worrisome because its population is growing rapidly, and is considered an important economic engine for the region to be. The governor boasted that Lagos had reached a GDP of $136 billion dollars in 2017, equivalent to about a third of the country’s GDP. The city is also an important transportation hub with multiple ports and a major international airport and is a regional center for high-tech industry. Lagos has “transformed” in the last 18 years Lamido Sanusi, a former central bank governor, told the Financial Times last year. “In terms of roads, in terms of infrastructure, in terms of a general context of investment in terms of security, the government gave people a better chance to flourish.” Lagos is also a disadvantage because it is considered to be one of the fastest growing cities in the world that will set a “burden on the infrastructure and resources,” said Smith. The population is projected to double in the next 15 years, from the current population of 13,463,420 to 23,418,770. In the future, Smith warns that Lagos residents also experience hot days and drought. Climate change could threaten the city’s economy. The city is particularly vulnerable because it is located on the Gulf of Guinea, says Levin. When sea levels rise, it is likely to affect the cause coastal erosion and contaminate drinking water. This could damage local agriculture in the country and damage could be to the fishing industry of the country, “huge” in a country with extreme poverty, says Levin. “You could see more and more people moving to the countryside, because the loss of economic opportunities in a city like Lagos, which could make the whole difficult situation,” says Levin. If Lagos is fighting, it could reduce severe economic opportunities in the region. climate change Haiti can be a “threat multiplier,” says Christina Chan, director of air resistance practice of the World Resources Institute. This is especially true for Haiti. The island state is in the “Atlantic Basin Hurricane”, which means that it is vulnerable to hurricanes. Compared with other climate change predictions, scientists are less certain proposed on the relationship between climate change and the frequency and intensity of hurricanes, but studies have shown that hurricanes will probably always moist and intense because of climate change. Since Haiti is a very poor country recovering from natural disasters and prepare for future storms it is particularly challenging. The devastation in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and the hurricane Matthews in 2016 was exacerbated by the lack of the country disaster preparedness. The disasters were major setbacks for the economic development of the country; retrieve the tag price of $8000000000 earthquake exceeded the country’s GDP, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. The landscape is also heavily deforested and mountainous, which means they will be more prone to landslides. fight for Levin, Haiti, in part because the population is dependent on agriculture, and rising mean sea level that salt water can contaminate fresh water. The United Nations warns that the rise in sea level can cause saltwater permeated arable land and fresh water resources. “There are certainly a lot of Haitians who depend for their livelihood and farm incomes. And if you have a general model precipitation decreases with increasing temperature, ensure that farmers would influence,” says Levin. Yemen Countries with weak institutions and governance are likely to find it particularly difficult to adapt to climate change, says Smith. Since civil war broke out in Yemen in 2015, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed as a direct result of the conflict, but also because of subsequent hunger, poor sanitation and lack of clean water, according to the United Nations. About 1.6 million children are living with malnutrition in Yemen in 2019, according to the United Nations. Both the war and climate change will make water shortages and hunger likely. After a report of the Untied Nations, more contemporary famines result of armed conflict and the worst natural disasters. As explained in the report: to be used as a weapon “Parties to the conflict food, cutting, destruction of food supply systems of food production and distribution and steals food aid. Agricultural production falls, limits of both food availability and cuts many garages for their livelihood. and with higher levels of poverty, making many families can not the food they need, especially at inflated prices. “malaria is also more common in Yemen, and can be enhanced by temperatures increase. As Yemen has a long coastline, it is also vulnerable to rising sea levels, according to Levin. To see an area that says Levin, “If you think of a country in this region … [is] the problem of rising temperatures of the water shortages affecting, especially when it is still in the water and population management challenges growth has intensified. “Like other countries are working to slow its consumption of oil, it can be a double edged sword for Yemen, according to Levin. While lower emissions considered necessary to limit climate change, but also could reduce the demands of one of the most important imports of Yemen – Oil – the Yemeni economy may have an impact, says Levin. Manila The Philippines are at high risk of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and hurricanes in particular. Manila, which stretches along the coast, and is densely populated, which makes it difficult to evacuate, requires more social services and makes it after a disaster for the more challenging reconstruction. lack of infrastructure, including sewers and drains ineffective systems, has been charged for the toll of flooding in the city, including a 2009 flood that 80% of the city under water. However, Chan said that the Philippines is truly the “top of adaptation” to climate change, and have a part of their budget designated to make their country more than agriculture and resilient infrastructure, and is preparing to respond to future disasters . For example, the government has to manage a general plan for flood management for Metro Manila in 2012, which aims to future flooding through the modernization and construction of new pumping stations and investments in other infrastructure of waterways, to following the Asian infrastructure Investment Bank. The Philippines has created a Climate Commission, which implements programs such as the National Plan of Action on climate change, a long-term strategy for “food security, water supply, ecosystem and environmental stability, human security, climate smart industries and priority services, sustainable energy, knowledge and capacity building. ” Kiribati Rising sea levels mean that Kiribati, the card can be completely wiped out in coming decades. The islands also 5,000 acres of land in Fiji, if you need to reposition purchased. While Kitribati, like many other countries are taking measures to prepare for climate change, including the Pacific island nation has to deal with the fact that “for the island, adapting to their limits has,” says Chan. The islands are only six meters above the sea level and sit on a system atolls and reef islands, which means that the rise in sea level is a threat to the existence of the nation. This vulnerability is also driven Kiribati take serious steps in climate protection. Kiribati has an alliance to support for measures to combat climate change with other vulnerable island states, and other measures, such as planting mangrove trees and build dams adopted. Meanwhile, Levin says, rising sea levels are likely to be the island contaminate freshwater and damage the soil, not particularly fertile base for agriculture. The vital fishing industry of ‘island is also vulnerable as climate leads to shifts in oceanic changes, including coral bleaching; Damage to the structure of coral reefs; marine “heat waves”; circular and other conditions forcing the marine life in the north. United Arab Emirates as a lot of other places in this list is in front of the UAE many risks because of its location. As Yemen and other neighboring countries, the United Arab Emirates water stress “extreme risk” is facing, according to Smith, and a lot more energy to spend on cooling. Unlike many other countries, these threats, but the United Arab Emirates is richer and more challenging to make investments it is to mitigate climate change in the situation, the impact. For example, the United Arab Emirates operates its own fresh water rooms, storage under controlled temperature, to generate investment in green energy and able to withstand the growth of plants, the hot temperatures. However, according to Levin, it remains to be seen whether this adaptation of Yemen to reach the entire population, because the country is rampant inequality. “The question is, sufficient investment will be made in time, and the poorest of the same kind of comfort as the rest of the population can enjoy,” says Levin. “You can look at the face of a country’s GDP. But that actually masks the enormous inequalities. It ‘hard to say absolutely that a country to resist in such a better position impact on the climate.”
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