UNDP report

New Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Report (Photo: UNDP) Nearly 80% of the world’s poorest people—approximately 887 million individuals—live in areas exposed to extreme heat, flooding, and other climate hazards, according to a joint report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford University. The study identifies South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa as the regions most affected, underscoring how poverty and climate change are increasingly interconnected. Vulnerable communities in these […]