"Refugee camps could be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens
At least 117 million people are displaced by conflict and persecution, with the climate crisis worsening their situation. UNHCR warns that extreme weather is forcing more families to flee again, as three in four displaced people now live in high-risk climate zones.
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'Whether it is floods sweeping South Sudan and Brazil, record-breaking heat in Kenya and Pakistan, or water shortages in Chad and Ethiopia, extreme weather is pushing already fragile communities to the brink,' the UN agency said.
Over the past decade, weather-related disasters accounted for 250 million internal displacements, the equivalent of around 70,000 every day, or two displacements every three seconds. Returns to Syria and Afghanistan this year have contributed to lower global displacement than in 2024."