Global survey about severity of climate change effects

-Vast global majority expects to be severely impacted by climate change by 2032

 
-Over half of respondents say climate change has already affected their regions

 
-One in three globally fear they may be displaced from their homes in next 25 years

 
-Read the World Economic Forum-Ipsos Global Survey on “Climate Change: Severity of Effects and Expectations of Displacement” here

 
Geneva, Switzerland,  – According to a new survey, on average across 34 countries, more than half of all adults surveyed (56%) say climate change has already had a severe effect in the areas where they live. More than seven in ten (71%), including a majority in every single country, expect climate change to have a severe effect in their regions over the next ten years. One-third (35%) expect to be displaced from their homes due to climate change by 2047.

These are some of the headline findings of a new survey conducted by the World Economic Forum and Ipsos among 23,507 adults in 34 countries between July 22 and August 5 2022.

“We are in a climate crisis. The survey results affirm that across the world, people already feel the effects today and fear for their futures tomorrow” said Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Head of the Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum. “The crisis affects everyone. We have to work together, to adapt to climate change, and concurrently, accelerate and scale action towards a healthier, greener, and more sustainable planet. We need a holistic and systems approach, involving all stakeholders – governments, businesses, and civil society – to co-create solutions and effectively respond to this crisis.”

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Πηγή: weforum.org