Climate change has forced millions to flee their homes, especially in Asia

As the number of climate disasters increase, more people are being forced to flee their homes, especially in Asia.

A record 32.6 million internal displacements were associated with disasters in 2022 — that’s 41% higher than the annual average of the past decade, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. It was far more than the 28.3 million people displaced by conflict and violence that same year.

In particular, four of the top five countries with the highest number of new internal displacements due to disasters in 2022 were in Asia, said the IDMC. Pakistan had the highest number at 8.2 million, followed by the Philippines at 5.5 million and China at 3.6 million.