Extreme weather and sea-level rise related to climate change have a negative impact on the socio-economic development of the African continent. Flooding is forcing communities to relocate within and outside the continent and leaving profound marks on agriculture, severely damaging local economies. It is important that scientists learn about other areas affected by similar environmental extremes, and plan to reduce their adverse consequences.
Bangladesh serves as an exemplary model of a low-income country exposed to environmental threats, specifically to sea-level rise, which has been studied in the recent efforts by Prof. Maurizio Porfiri with Profs. Pietro De Lellis and Manuel Ruiz Marín. Big Data For Migration Blog covered in a new post this research, along with its implications for Africa.
Read the findings on Bangladesh in Earth’s Future “Modeling human migration under environmental change: a case study of the effect of sea level rise in Bangladesh” here.
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