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UNHCR Links Climate to Mass Displacement, Urges Targeted Adaptation Funding at COP30

The agency says three quarters of displaced people live in high-risk countries that receive only a quarter of adaptation finance.

Das UN-Flüchtlingshilfswerk (UNHCR) hat vor den drastischen Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Millionen geflohene Menschen weltweit gewarnt. Diese seien besonders betroffen und könnten sich gleichzeitig kaum schützen.
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Overview

  • UNHCR reports that weather disasters have displaced about 250 million people over the past decade, roughly 70,000 per day.
  • By mid‑2025 there were about 117 million people displaced by conflict or persecution, with around 86 million exposed to extreme climate conditions.
  • UNHCR finds that most displaced people are in climate‑vulnerable states, while only about 25% of adaptation funding reaches conflict‑affected countries that host many refugees.
  • High Commissioner Filippo Grandi calls on wealthy nations at the Belém climate summit to deliver concrete financing to at‑risk communities to curb further displacement.
  • Citing floods in South Sudan and Brazil, record heat in Kenya and Pakistan, and water scarcity in Chad and Ethiopia, the agency warns some of the hottest refugee sites could face nearly 200 extreme‑heat days a year by 2050 as donor cuts strain protection efforts.