Vulnerability to Flooding
What current laws are there to address and protect people from flooding risks? Who are the people most vulnerable to flooding? What is being done to address this issue and are these actions effective? Is flooding putting people at a health risk, property risk, or livelihood risk and who is responsible for these losses?
§ 9613. Implementation of flood protection improvements; Feasibility of potential bypasses and floodways, Cal Wat Code § 9613 (Deering's California Codes are current through the 2022 Regular Session.). https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/api/document?collection=statutes-legislation&id=urn:contentItem:5J6S-6VW1-66B9-801D-00000-00&context=1516831 This source outlines section 9613 of the California Water Code. It describes the implementation of flood protection in urban cities.
Secondary Sources
Climate-induced flooding crisis, disaster forecasts, and the risks to supply chain: The Nigerian case
study. Business Day. https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:671W-0X71-JCH9-G0VV-00000-00&context=1516831 This source describes climate change induced flooding in Nigeria. It disproportionately puts urban environments and low income people at risk. Some of the effects of these floods include hundreds of casualties, displacement of people, destruction of crops, food insecurity, and the disruption of the supply chain of agricultural crops.