1.INTRODUCTION
Climate change has become one of the leading factors that has damaged rural communities in the developing world. Rural areas in the developing world are mostly affected by climate change due to lack of education and funds to implement measures that can curb climate change. Climate change has damaged rural communities by affecting the livelihood of the rural people, health, agriculture, the economy just to mention a few. Natural disasters, sea level rises and global warming are some of the climatic conditions which have damaged rural communities in the developing world.
2.NATURAL DISASTERS AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND HOW THEY HAVE DAMAGED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
2.1. FLOODS
Rising temperatures do bring different and varied changes to weather patterns and biodiversity. Natural disasters can be caused by earth movements hence earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Some are weather related these include hurricanes and tornadoes, whereas some are due to extreme weather events that’s floods and famines. For an example in Mozambique subsequent floods and …show more content…
Increasing water shortages caused by global warming have led to further declining hygiene and sanitation, a spread of water borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid and a rise in diarrheal and skin diseases and other water related conditions. The effects of food insecurity have been well documented in the developing world. It is well known that lack of nutrition at a very early age affects children’s height and intellectual development as well as resulting in low productivity in adults. Malnutrition has become popular in the developing world. In Somalia health issue has become a big problem thousands of people are dying on a daily
Climate change has become one of the leading factors that has damaged rural communities in the developing world. Rural areas in the developing world are mostly affected by climate change due to lack of education and funds to implement measures that can curb climate change. Climate change has damaged rural communities by affecting the livelihood of the rural people, health, agriculture, the economy just to mention a few. Natural disasters, sea level rises and global warming are some of the climatic conditions which have damaged rural communities in the developing world.
2.NATURAL DISASTERS AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND HOW THEY HAVE DAMAGED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
2.1. FLOODS
Rising temperatures do bring different and varied changes to weather patterns and biodiversity. Natural disasters can be caused by earth movements hence earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Some are weather related these include hurricanes and tornadoes, whereas some are due to extreme weather events that’s floods and famines. For an example in Mozambique subsequent floods and …show more content…
Increasing water shortages caused by global warming have led to further declining hygiene and sanitation, a spread of water borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid and a rise in diarrheal and skin diseases and other water related conditions. The effects of food insecurity have been well documented in the developing world. It is well known that lack of nutrition at a very early age affects children’s height and intellectual development as well as resulting in low productivity in adults. Malnutrition has become popular in the developing world. In Somalia health issue has become a big problem thousands of people are dying on a daily