According to a study conducted by the non-profit organization International Rescue Committee (IRC), climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises worldwide in 2023, compounding the problems brought on by armed conflict and economic downturns.
The organization, which is based in New York and is led by David Miliband, a former politician in the UK, pointed out that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has increased dramatically over the past decade, reaching 339.2 million as opposed to 81 million in 2014.
Environmental change is among the key variables speeding up helpful crises, the IRC noted, notwithstanding the way that the 20 nations on its crisis watchlist — like Haiti and Afghanistan — contribute only 2% to worldwide CO2 outflows.
The report stated, “2022 has demonstrated that the role of climate change in accelerating the global humanitarian crisis is undeniable.”
It cited record-length rainstorms that “brought catastrophic food insecurity to Somalia and Ethiopia” and have killed thousands in Pakistan.
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Additionally, the IRC mentioned the need to “proactively invest in climate change prevention and mitigation.”
According to the report, food insecurity is already widespread as a result of the expanding conflict, the economic crisis brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition, as of November 2022, there is a global deficit of $27 billion that exists between the funding of humanitarian needs and actual needs.
The report stated, “Donors are failing to respond proportionately.”
Communities impacted by the crisis are unable to obtain the services they require to survive, recover, and rebuild, as a result.
The study, titled “Emergency Watchlist 2023,” also highlighted the fact that the number of people forced to flee their homes has increased to over 100 million today, up from 60 million in 2014. Venezuela is one of the main drivers of this increase.
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Source: Reuters
