The costs of the climate crisis have increased by more than 800% and the UN donor countries are failing to keep up, according to a report

This unusual “Solar Butterfly” will go around the world 1:04 (CNN) — The costs of helping communities in emergencies related to extreme weather conditions have increased by more than 800% in the last two decades, since that the climate crisis has also been rapidly accelerating, new research shows. The report, published Tuesday by Oxfam, concludes that not only is the UN’s need for extreme weather-related humanitarian funding now much higher than it was 20 years ago, but donor countries are also falling short of the staggering costs of the climate crisis. In 2021, the economic cost of extreme weather events was an estimated $329 billion globally, the third highest cost year on record and almost double the total aid donated by rich countries to poorer ones that same year. year. Cattle in a drought-affected field in Kidemu village, Kilifi county, Kenya, on March 23. Between 2000 and 2002, the UN required an average of US$1.6 billion in funding each year for humanitarian projects following extreme weather events. Between 2019 and 2021, it was seeking an average of $15.5 billion each year, an increase of more than 800%. Furthermore, the report shows that for every US$2 needed to deal with catastrophes caused by climate change, rich donor countries only contribute half. “Climate change is hurting, and will continue to hurt, first and foremost Black, Indigenous, people of color and other vulnerable communities, disrupting their livelihoods, culture, health and way of life,” Russell Armstrong, Senior Advisor for Climate Policy at Oxfam America, told CNN. “Despite the fact that the economic cost of climate change, estimated at between US$300 billion and US$500 billion globally, is on a par with government subsidies for fossil fuels, calls for solutions have gone unheeded,” he added. Climate change is getting louder, study finds 0:39 Since 2017, approximately 54% of developed countries responsible for the causes of the current climate crisis have heeded these UN humanitarian appeals, leaving a deficit of up to US$33,000 millions. From dealing with different wars to food shortages around the world, the researchers say the climate crisis is putting even more pressure on an already financially strapped UN humanitarian system. The impact of catastrophes caused by climate change aggravates the inequalities that already exist in the physical and social infrastructure of a country, and affects especially low-income nations. These countries often lack the proper infrastructure and money to recover from disasters. According to the report, the countries with the most emergencies in relation to extreme weather crises are Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan and Zimbabwe. Climate change is going to keep you awake at night 0:53 Meanwhile, rich countries like the United States continue to emit more emissions that fuel these extreme weather events. As the largest historical emitter of carbon pollution, “the United States has an obligation to the global community to make combating climate change a priority and help foot the bill for the costs of destruction caused by extreme weather events,” he said. Armstrong. According to the report, UN humanitarian appeals only cover a small fraction – about 7.5% or 474 million of the estimated 3.9 billion people – of low- and middle-income nations that have been affected by disasters. by climate change since the beginning of this century. The report has been published as ministers meet in Bonn, Germany, to discuss the issue of “loss and damage”, basically the payment of funds from the rich world to countries facing the most severe impacts of the climate crisis. .