"The UNHCR added that climate change is also increasing the difficulties faced by those displaced by conflict and other driving forces. Climate change is compounding and multiplying the challenges faced by those who have already been displaced, as well as their hosts, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings, it continued. Floods in South Sudan and Brazil, record heat in Kenya and Pakistan, and water shortages in Chad and Ethiopia are among the disasters noted in the report."
"Over the past decade, weather-related disasters have caused some 250 million internal displacements equivalent to over 67,000 displacements per day, the report said. The number of countries facing extreme exposure to climate-related hazards is projected to rise from three to 65 by 2040. Those 65 countries host more than 45 percent of all people currently displaced by conflict, it added."
Approximately 250 million people were internally displaced by weather-related disasters over the past decade, averaging over 67,000 displacements daily. Climate change compounds challenges for people already displaced by conflict, worsening conditions for displaced populations and host communities, especially in fragile, conflict-affected settings. Floods in South Sudan and Brazil, record heat in Kenya and Pakistan, and water shortages in Chad and Ethiopia illustrate diverse impacts. The number of countries facing extreme exposure to climate-related hazards is projected to rise from three to 65 by 2040; those countries host over 45 percent of people currently displaced by conflict. Extreme weather destroys homes and livelihoods, forcing repeated displacement.
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