UN: Three-quarters of displaced people live in climate-vulnerable regions
Source Summary
The UN refugee agency reported that approximately 90 million forcibly displaced people—three-quarters of the global total—live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards. The agency cited droughts, floods, and extreme heat as factors making durable solutions to displacement increasingly difficult. The statement was issued ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey.
Why it matters
The overlap of displacement and climate vulnerability creates compounding humanitarian challenges that require coordinated international climate and refugee policy responses.
