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Climate Risk Index 2026
November 15 , 2025
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- The Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026 was released by Germanwatch.
- India ranks ninth among countries most affected by extreme weather events between 1995 and 2024.
- The index analyses rapid-onset events like floods, storms, heatwaves, wildfires, and glacial lake outbursts, but excludes slow-onset events like sea-level rise or glacial retreat.
- In the last 30 years, India faced around 430 extreme weather events, affecting over 1 billion people, causing $170 billion in inflation-adjusted losses, and more than 80,000 deaths.
- In 2024 alone, the monsoon affected over 8 million people in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tripura.
- India ranked third globally for people impacted by extreme weather.
- India, along with the Philippines, Nicaragua, and Haiti, falls under the “continuous threats” category.
- This means it faces repeated extreme weather events with cumulative losses over time.
- Global extreme weather between 1995–2024 caused over 8,32,000 deaths and economic losses exceeding $4.5 trillion.
- This highlights the urgent need for adaptation and climate finance support at COP30.
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