The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has confirmed that weather and climate-related events now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards. The UN Secretary-General's special representative, Robert Glasser, said that nearly 100m people were affected by disasters in 2015. In the past year, more than a million people have been displaced due to climate change, according to UNHCR. The UN analysis found that the five countries hit by the highest number of disasters in 2015 were China, with 26 disasters; USA, with 22; India, with 19; Philippines, with 15 and Indonesia, with 11. UNISDR noted that following droughts, floods had the second-greatest impact in 2015.
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has confirmed that weather and climate-related events now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards. The UN Secretary-General's special representative, Robert Glasser, said that nearly 100m people were affected by disasters in 2015. Climate, aided by a strong El Nino, was a factor in over 90% of these events. The UN analysis found that the five countries hit by the highest number of disasters in 2015 were China, with 26 disasters; USA, with 22; India, with 19; Philippines, with 15 and Indonesia, with 11. UNISDR noted that following droughts, floods had the second-greatest impact in 2015.