Risk & Vulnerability (DP IB Geography)
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Written by: Jacque Cartwright
Reviewed by: Bridgette Barrett
Exposure & Vulnerability
The effects of climate change will vary due to location, wealth, age, gender, and education
Vulnerability will depend on people's level of exposure, potential harm, and mitigation strategies
Some groups are more vulnerable, such as:
Mothers and babies
Infants and toddlers
School-age and older children
The elderly
People with disabilities
The poor
Members of minority groups, refugees, and Indigenous people
Other at-risk groups include:
Caregivers are caring for at-risk people
Single-parent households
Establishments like hospitals, schools, transport services, agriculture, tourism and businesses
Low-lying islands and coastal areas are particularly at risk
Risks include:
Damaged coral reefs
Increased coastal erosion
Outward migration
Saltwater infiltration
Indigenous populations are vulnerable because:
They usually live, and have already adapted to, fragile areas
Have restricted resource access and low incomes
Any change to their environment places them at greater risk
Climate change will also affect middle- and upper-income people
This can happen either directly or indirectly, through:
Increased food prices
Increases in food scarcity
Increased insurance premiums
Reduced water availability but increased costs, etc.
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