# Three in four displaced people live in climate danger zones, UN says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/three-in-four-displaced-people-live-in-climate-danger-zones-un-says/
- Published: 2026-11-05T23:34:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:52:27+00:00
- Original publisher: France 24 (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20261105-un-displaced-people-climate-risks
- Topics: Climate, Geopolitics, Politics, Science, World

## Key points

- Three-quarters of displaced people live amid severe climate hazards.
- Weather disasters caused 255 million internal displacements in a decade.
- UNHCR wants displaced people included in climate plans and funding.

## Summary

The UN refugee agency says about three-quarters of the world’s displaced people live in countries severely exposed to climate hazards, leaving people forced from their homes by conflict and persecution at further risk from drought, floods and extreme heat. It says climate change can also undermine recovery and make it harder for displaced people to rebuild lasting lives.

Nearly 90 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face severe climate risks, according to a UNHCR report released ahead of COP31 in Turkey. More than two-thirds of refugees who returned home in the first half of this year went to countries highly vulnerable to climate hazards; in Syria, flooding and declining groundwater threaten recovery. Over the past decade, weather-related disasters caused more than 255 million internal displacements, while forecasts suggest El Niño-linked floods could displace up to three million people in four East African countries by the end of 2026. UNHCR says only 10 per cent of global climate finance reaches fragile and conflict-affected countries hosting many displaced people.

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