Climate Change

Flood risk affects over a billion people. Climate change could make it worse

Four in every ten people exposed to flood risk live in poverty.

Four in every ten people exposed to flood risk live in poverty. Image: Unsplash/ Misbahul Aulia

Jun Rentschler
Senior Economist, The World Bank
Melda Salhab
Doctoral Researcher, Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, The World Bank
Bramka Arga Jafino
Consultant/advisor at Deltares, The Netherlands, The World Bank
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The share of people living in high flood risk zones.
The share of people living in high flood risk zones. Image: World Bank.

The share of population that lives in flood risk areas and under $5.50 per day.
The share of population that lives in flood risk areas and under $5.50 per day. Image: World Bank.

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