Research efforts on floods, droughts and landslides are not fairly distributed globally. Although research is increasing in areas affected by these natural hazards, the number of people affected by hydro-hazards in the least developed countries needs to be around 100 times higher than in developed countries to generate comparable research interest. The article published in the journal Earth’s Future by researchers from the University of Potsdam, IBM Research and GFZ draws attention to this inequality. Research efforts on floods, droughts and landslides are not fairly distributed globally. Although research is increasing in areas affected by these natural hazards, the number of people affected by hydro-hazards in the least developed countries needs to be around 100 times higher than in developed countries to generate comparable research interest. The article published in the journal Earth’s Future by researchers from the University of Potsdam, IBM Research and GFZ draws attention to this inequality. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Hydro-hazard research needs more investment in low-income countries, says study
