Signal 3.3 to 3.6 billion people live in highly climate-vulnerable settings

Summary

The report states that around 3.3 to 3.6 billion people worldwide live in settings that are highly vulnerable to climate change. They are confronted with weather that is becoming ever more extreme. Long droughts, wildfires, the most severe hurricanes, heavy rain and floods are all increasing in frequency and intensity. The report explains that human-caused warming has already produced widespread damage and losses for nature and people. It also finds that current mitigation and adaptation efforts cannot manage these risks adequately, and that poor countries and marginalised groups suffer disproportionately. The report explains that Europe is not spared either, since it is warming about twice as fast as the global average and faces rising risks of drought, heavy rain and coastal flooding.