The United Nations refugee agency projected Monday that displacement camps in the warmest regions could endure nearly 200 days annually of dangerous heat conditions by 2050, threatening the health and survival of residents. Filippo Grandi, the departing High Commissioner for Refugees, noted that severe weather increasingly endangers safety, disrupts basic services, destroys housing and income sources, and compels families to relocate multiple times after initially escaping violence.
Climate change intensifies hardships for approximately 117 million people displaced globally by conflict or persecution. Environmental pressures worsen poverty, strain competition for water and food supplies, and elevate recruitment risks into militant organizations. By 2040, nations facing severe climate threats will expand from three to 65, collectively hosting more than 45 percent of conflict-displaced populations.
The agency urged accelerated international cooperation, expanded climate financing access for refugees, and policy development incorporating displaced community perspectives. The assessment accompanied the opening of COP 30, the annual climate conference examining planetary warming rates.
Climate change intensifies hardships for approximately 117 million people displaced globally by conflict or persecution. Environmental pressures worsen poverty, strain competition for water and food supplies, and elevate recruitment risks into militant organizations. By 2040, nations facing severe climate threats will expand from three to 65, collectively hosting more than 45 percent of conflict-displaced populations.
The agency urged accelerated international cooperation, expanded climate financing access for refugees, and policy development incorporating displaced community perspectives. The assessment accompanied the opening of COP 30, the annual climate conference examining planetary warming rates.
