Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It’s a daily reality shaping inequality and driving millions deeper into multidimensional poverty
The 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index reveals that 8 in 10 people living in poverty face direct exposure to climate hazards
Extreme heat, floods, droughts, and air pollution now overlap with deprivation in health, education, and living standards — reinforcing cycles of hardship
Among the acutely poor, 651 million endure two or more climate hazards; 309 million face triple or quadruple threats simultaneously
South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are at the epicentre of this crisis. In South Asia alone, 99% of the poor face at least one climate shock
The report calls for urgent global action. As COP30 approaches, it urges richer nations to shoulder responsibility and fund climate resilience for the vulnerable