Nearly 1 in 4 globally at risk from severe flooding: Study

PARIS — Almost a quarter of the world's population are exposed to significant flood risks, according to new research published Tuesday , which warned those in poorer countries were more vulnerable.

The new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, looked at global data on flood risks from the sea, rivers and rainfall, as well as population distribution and poverty estimates from the World Bank. Overall, nearly 90 per cent of those exposed to inundations live in lower- or middle-income countries, according to the study.

But they said concentrating simply on a monetary value could cause a bias of attention towards higher income countries and economic hubs. The research provides"the first global estimates of the interaction between exposure to flood risk, and poverty", said Thomas McDermott, of the National University of Ireland Galway, in a linked commentary published in Nature Communications.

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