More on that Transparency International report on corruption, from Megan Rowling in AlertNet: Adapting to the impacts of climate change will bring heightened corruption risks as increasing amounts of money flow into infrastructure projects, aid for weather-related disasters and help for people leaving inhospitable environments, says a new report from Transparency International (TI).None of the 20 countries judged to be most vulnerable to climate change - mainly in Africa and South Asia - scores higher than 3.6 on TI's annual corruption perceptions index, in which 0 is extremely corrupt and 10 is very clean, according to the "Global Corruption Report" from the Berlin-based anti-graft group.
"Broader systems of governance need to be strengthened in many countries where adaptation is needed most," it argues. Effective governance of adaptation activities will require setting up national bodies to manage and monitor spending and combining them with functioning courts, law enforcement and a vigorous media and civil society, the watchdog says.
Its 400-page report teases out the pressure points for corruption in measures designed to help poorer nations cope with rising seas and more extreme weather patterns linked to climate change.
It identifies construction as one of the riskiest areas due to the large-scale infrastructure deemed necessary to protect people from climate change impacts, including flood walls, drainage systems and storm shelters. The annual costs of such work could top $100 billion by 2030, the report notes.
"It is of particular concern that the construction industry, long considered among the most corrupt industrial sectors, will be entrusted with reducing human vulnerability," writes James Lewis, principal of the architectural practice Datum International and a visiting fellow at Bath University….
Indonesia railway bridge across the Kali Kanci under construction 1914-1915, Wikimedia Commons via the Tropenmuseum Collection
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