Fuel by extreme weather climate crisis In the last two decades, $ 156 billion (£ 116BN) has been cost in some poorest countries in the world, Independent Can reveal.
intense Dry, flood, hurricane And more have affected 364 million people and over 42,000 deaths since 2000–17,000. Climate change. Nation is the toughest hit Somalia, Hati And Uganda.
Researchers with ODI Global, an international think tank, also found climate crisis Along with farmers, contributed to agricultural loss of billions of dollars Somalia And Ethiopia Forced to give up their livelihood amidst the lack of rising food, stating that Stark finds should serve as “Wake-up calls for global policy makers”.
“If Britain suffers a loss of billions of pounds due to damage caused by the functions of other countries, then our government and the public would be correctly shouting from the roofs about injustice,” Mike Children, Friends of the Earth of the Meaning. Independent,
“Yet this is a reality for many countries on the climate breakdown front, which have not virtually contributed to global emissions”.
Statistics come after arrival Donald Trump reduces US aid expenseswith Britain is also planning to cut billions of pounds In funding Independent Reporting on destructive effects for the most affected countries climate crisis Thanks for losing Support for food And prevention of disaster.
Green Party co-leader, Carla Denier said, “It is deeply unjust that those who have minimized the climate crisis are the most paid for it-a central role in correcting the injustice of UK,” said Carla Danier, co-leader of the Green Party. “While governments delay us, countries like Somalia And EthiopiaAnd the small island nations – some of the poorest countries in the world – are paying the price. ,
“Government’s recent cut is foreign Aid budget Especially disturbing in this context, depending on the essential human assistance as a result of the extreme weather due to climate crisis with many people around the world, ”said Ms. Denier.
‘Every year we see more destruction’
Studies of 53 low-income countries include developing 36 small-and-wires in Caribbean, Pacific and Atlantic, and 17 countries in Sahel and Greater Horn, Africa.
Since the year 2000, these countries suffered $ 395 billion in damage and damage from extreme weather incidence, of which $ 156BN can be attributed to the climate crisis.
“Every year, we see more destruction than deteriorating effects Climate change“Principal Research Fellow Emily Wilkinson said at ODI Global.
,Wealthy nations need to score immediate climate finance and also ensure that it reaches the right places. For remote or unstable places [facing conflict or other vulnerabilities]As painted in the study, it can be difficult to obtain projects from the ground, but the profit will also be felt more curious by the affected population. ,
In 2023, the COP28 Climate Summit agreed to the construction of damage and damage funds, which would provide financial assistance for some destruction caused by climate change. But rich, high polluted countries promised a total of $ 768 million for funds; A fraction of financial loss that faces weak countries, and will continue to face. This year it was agreed that the fund would pay $ 250 million of this amount by the end of 2026.
Storm, drought and flood
To calculate the ratio of damage and damage resulting from climate change, ODI Global’s research has used joint climate mapping studies with EM-DAT data, international databases that cover 26,000 mass disasters worldwide, and United Nations Disaster Report.
The tropical cyclone-often referred to as a storm or typhoon-and the flood has caused the most damage in small islands such as Bahamas, which has lost at least $ 4 billion from climate-facilitated events.
Scientists believe that the tropical cyclone is becoming more intense for climate crisis, to increase their effects due to hot sea and strong winds. Meanwhile, melting of ice cap will contribute to the increase in floods of low-high islands.
Severe drought and fatal floods have destroyed Sahel and Africa’s horn, which severely affects many communities that rely on agriculture. The ODI global report found that climate change contributed at least $ 11.5 billion to livestock and damage to livestock and crops in these countries – causing permanent loss to livelihood and food supply in agricultural areas, already with high poverty rates.
Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia They have lost billions of billions of dollars, but Somalia has suffered the worst loss. Damage and subsequent floods have caused $ 151bn in damage and damage due to floods; $ 75 billion in which ODI is responsible for global estimate of climate change.
The expanded drought of Somalia has been extended by climate crisis, found by researchers, contributed to low rainfall, hot air temperature and high evaporation – or joint processes that carry water from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere.
In recent years, these droughts have caused crop failures and livestock damage, with many farmers and flocks to poverty, about half of Somalia’s eight million-family population has also faced food insecurity. As is reported by Swatantra, Somalia is once again facing drought and low crop yield; But this time, the charity is worried that their aid cuts will be limited The ability to respond to food shortage.
Many countries involved in ODI global studies have small economies, which increase the effects of climate crisis. On the Dominica’s Caribbean Island, such damage costs about tenth (9.25 percent) of GDP (GDP) every year on an average in the last two decades.
HatiKenya and Granada are already facing adequate damage to those nations, thanks to their gross domestic product, thanks to climate change. Extreme weather phenomena such as the storm can increase the number to a great extent that can do quickly.
This means that the poor nations, some of which are facing more stress from regional conflicts, is the brunt of climate -related destruction.
These effects will only be worse, warning the researchers of ODI Global; Climate related damage estimates at least $ 235 billion in these countries if the planet is heated to 2 ° C compared to pre-industrial levels. According to climate scientists at Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), each of the last 10 years (2015–2024) was one of the 10 hottest years on records. The monthly average temperature exceeded 1.5 ° C from pre-industrial levels for 11 months of the year.
A research from ODI Global Fellow Ms. Wilkinson said, “There will be a serious toll at economic growth and standard of living in rising costs from climate change, and in some areas there will be a widespread risk of geopolitical stability.” “Climate change is a poor, more dangerous, future contributor, bad for all, but we have not been too late to change the course.”
Interruption to help increase the risk of famine and poverty
In view of extreme weather events, communities are highly dependent on assistance as people are displaced from their homes and interrupted access to food and infrastructure.
In 2023 alone, countries of this study assisted a few £ 7.5 billion from the US and Britain, with millions of people relying on life -saving food aid.
But with the total disintegration of US Agency for International Development (USAID), and UK Cuts Access threatened for assistance for some 55 million peopleThis support is drying; But climate change results are deteriorating.
In Ethiopia, there has been a starvation in the northern region due to lack of food. But a The $ 222 million funding gap has already forced the World Food Program 650,000 to suspend malnutrition treatment for women and children.
This week, the government refused to reconsider its cuts to assist in spending, and could not be committed to funds for nutrition, International Development Committee said,
A spokesperson of the UK foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “The needs of the world’s weakest people and the needs to provide security for British citizens are fundamentally alignment.
“This is why we are supporting those who are experiencing the worst impacts of the climate crisis and working closely with the partners to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement.”
This article was created as part of independent Global assistance reconsideration Project
