Poverty "feeds" climate crises - UN: Around 900 million people face the risks of extreme weather
An estimated 900 million people worldwide are exposed to the increasingly severe impacts of the climate crisis, such as extreme heat, floods, droughts and toxic air pollution, according to a new United Nations report.
The 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has been released ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil next month. The report presents a clear and disturbing picture of how poverty and climate change are linked.
For the first time, researchers have combined data on climate risks with multidimensional poverty indicators. This shows that poverty is not simply an economic problem, but is also closely linked to environmental pressures and global instability.
According to the report, of the 887 million people living in extreme poverty and exposed to at least one climate hazard, 651 million of them face two or more climate threats simultaneously. Meanwhile, about 309 million people live in areas where three or four climate hazards overlap, experiencing a triple or quadruple burden that further deepens their social and economic vulnerability.
Of all the climate crises, the most widespread are extreme heat, affecting over 608 million poor people, and air pollution, affecting another 577 million. Floods are another major hazard, threatening 465 million people, while 207 million people live in areas affected by drought.
The report singles out South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa as the most vulnerable regions where poverty and climate impacts collide. In South Asia, exposure is almost universal, as 99.1 percent of poor people, some 380 million people, live in areas facing one or more climate hazards. In sub-Saharan Africa, 344 million people experience similar multiple threats.
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