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Volume 8, Issue 9 (Suppl)
J Earth Sci Clim Change
ISSN: 2157-7617 JESCC, an open access journal
Climate Congress 2017
October 16-17, 2017
October 16-17, 2017 Dubai, UAE
3
rd
World Congress on
Climate Change and Global Warming
J Earth Sci Clim Change 2017, 8:9 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-034
Economic consequences of floods in Atlantic Canada
Yuri Yevdokimov and Yuliya Burina
University of New Brunswick, Canada
Statement of the Problem:
Historically Atlantic Canada has been vulnerable to flooding. Destructive consequences of these
events have been seen in the past and are expected to occur more frequently in the future due to changing climate. The
goal of this study was to establish a relationship between economic loss from floods in Atlantic Canada and socio-economic
characteristics including climate variables.
Methodology &Theoretical Orientation:
Evaluation of the above mentioned relationship was done on the basis of statistical
analysis based on data collected from Canadian Disaster Database, databases of the Environmental Departments and Local
Governments in Atlantic Canada.
Findings:
The study found the most important factors of flooding that affect economic loss and showed significance of
increasing air temperature as the most important climate variable.
Conclusion & Significance:
The designed statistical model will helps us define and design the required investment into future
mitigation measures to reduce economic damage from floods in Atlantic Canada.
yuri@umn.ca