Study shows poorer people are least responsible for emergency but most likely to feel effects, such as flooding
Poor and marginalised communities in Wales are most likely to be hit by disasters such as flooding caused by the climate emergency – and by measures to combat the crisis, a major report says.
The report says that while people from the most deprived areas are least responsible for the crisis, their homes and livelihoods are most at risk from extreme weather events. It argues that measures to tackle the climate emergency, such as reducing the number of cars on the roads, are likely to make life more difficult for poorer people in remote locations, who cannot afford or get access to greener methods of transport.
