Climate change poses risk for Istanbul’s coastal districts: Report

Unless measures are taken against global warming, more than 400 neighborhoods in Istanbul’s coastal districts are vulnerable to floods and storms caused by climate change, a recent research report has revealed.

According to the research conducted by Sibel Sezer from the Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TÜDAV) and Yağmur Karabulut from the Climate Academy, some of the coastal districts of Istanbul, which will have a drier and hotter climate as of 2040, will be adversely affected by rising sea waters.

Üsküdar and Kadıköy coastlines, Port of Istanbul, parts of the Golden Horn and Yenikapı, Zeytinburnu, Ataköy, Maltepe, Pendik and Tuzla districts are among the locations that are expected to be most affected.

Storms, floods and landslides, which are expected to increase in number and intensity, will cause damage to the coasts, the report said, warning that there will also be an increase in the cost of destructive damage due to heavy rainfalls.