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Do not act to save the climate, it has a cost, and this is the title of a report published today by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies before the Summit. UN climate special event to be held in New York on 23 September. If nothing is done, either to contain global warming or to finance adaptation, by 2030, it will take at least $ 20 billion a year to fund humanitarian assistance for people affected by the consequences of climate change. climate.
Storms, cyclones, heat waves, droughts, fires or floods. Global warming has disastrous consequences and especially for vulnerable populations. The number of people affected could rise dramatically by 2050 if nothing is done. Today, 108 million people need the assistance of the international humanitarian system. In about thirty years, 200 million people may need this humanitarian aid.
But it is still possible to act. This is one of the report's key lessons: invest in climate change adaptation measures, ie, stronger buildings, dikes, pumping stations, and more. so that the climate danger does not turn into a disaster. There is also a need to improve warning systems and strengthen emergency response.
The report shows that if there is real action, the number of people who need international humanitarian assistance because of climate disasters could be drastically reduced to 10 million by 2050, in the most optimistic scenario.