As extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and hurricanes become more frequent, the world's poorest people will be forced to 'choose between starvation and migration,' the report warns.
"climate apartheid" between the rich who can protect themselves and the poor who are left behind, the UN has warned. "climate apartheid" between the rich who can protect themselves and the poor who are left behind, the UN has warned.
"We risk a 'climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer," said Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Researchers from Stanford University have previously warned that climate change is making poor countries poorer, widening global inequality between nations.Research published in 2017 in Science journal projected that the poorest counties in the United States will see the most economic damage from events like droughts and hurricanes.The livelihoods of the world's poorest are most exposed to climate change disasters, because poverty makes it impossible to escape, says the research.
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