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Published by germanwatch  \nAuthors: Lina Adil, David Eckstein, Vera Künzel, Laura Schäfer  \nContributors: Linus Nolte  \nEditor: Adam Goulston  \nDesign: DRID Kommunikation und Design GmbH, Hamburg  \nPublisher: Germanwatch e.V.  \nCover image: Hurricane Beryl, Wikimedia, ABI imagery from NOAA’s GOES-16 Satellite  \nPublishing date: November 2025  \nThe authors thank Pieter van Breevoort, Regina Below (EM-DAT), Simon Merschroth (PIK), Cornelia Auer (PIK), Barbora Sedova (PIK), Lena Klockemann (GIZ), Britta Horstmann (GIZ), and Mirjam Harteisen (GIZ) for their valuable input and feedback during the methodological revision, preparation, and review of this report. We extend our great thanks to our Germanwatch colleagues Lisa Schultheiß, Magdalena Mirwald, Christoph Bals, Jan Burck, Thea Uhlich, Rixa Schwarz, Petter Lydén, Christine Noel, Stefan Küper, Katarina Heidrich, Jakob Borchers, Tobias Regesch, Lukas Kiefer, Johannes Heeg, and Jessica Link for their valuable input and support during the preparation and review of the report.  \nThe authors are responsible for the content of this publication.  \nThis project measure ‘Revision, preparation and publication of the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index’ is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO) . Germanwatch is implementing the project measure with support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through the Climate Diplomacy Action Programme (CDAP) . The IKI is a funding programme by the German Federal Government, established in 2008 to promote climate action and biodiver-sity conservation.  \n2 Climate Risk Index 2026  \nContents  \nKey Messages 6  \n1  \nIntroduction 8  \n1.1 Qualifier: How to read the CRI 9  \n2  \nKey results of Climate Risk  \nIndex 2026 10  \n2.1 Countries most affected in 1995–2024 10  \n2.2 Countries most affected in 2024 14  \n2.3 Detailed look at relevant events 18  \n3  \nInterpreting the CRI results 24  \n3.1 Unusually extreme events, continuous threats, and the new normal 24  \n3.2 How Global South and Global North countries are affected 25  \n3.3 Data gaps as a challenge to determining climate risks and impacts: A solution approach 29  \n3.4 Sensitivity analysis: Including HDI data as a proxy for data gaps 31  \n4  \nLinking extreme weather events and climate change 34  \n4.1 Current scientific status of attribution science 34  \n4.2 Attribution of CRI event types to climate change 35  \n5  \nCRI context: Status quo of international climate and resilience policy 41  \n5.1 The large emissions gap 41  \n5.2 Latest developments in international climate and resilience policy 42  \n5.3 What COP30 needs to deliver to respond to CRI results 45  \n6  \nMethod 47  \n6.1 Objectives and scope 47  \n6.2 Components and indicators 48  \n6.3 Calculating the CRI score 49  \n6.4 Time frames 51  \n6.5 Limitations of the index 51  \nBibliography 58  \nAnnex 71  \nClimate Risk Index 2026 3   \n List of abbreviations  \nAMOC  \nAR6  \nBMZ  \nCOP  \nCRI  \nDPO UN  \nDPPA  \nEEA  \nEM-DAT  \nFRLD  \nGDP  \nGGA  \nGHG  \nGST  \nHDI  \nICJ  \nIOM  \nIMF  \nIPCC  \nL&D  \nLDCs  \nLLDCs  \nMHEWS  \nMoI  \nNAP  \nNCQG ND-GAIN  \nNDCs  \nODA  \nPPP  \nSB  \nSDGs  \nSIDS  \nUNDP  \nUNDRR  \nUNEP  \nUNFCCC  \nUNGA  \nUNOCHA  \nUNSG  \nVC  \nWMO  \nWWA  \nAtlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation IPCC Sixth Assessment Report  \nFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)  \nConference of the Parties Climate Risk Index Department of Peace Operations  \nUN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs  \nEuropean Environment Agency Emergency Events Database  \nFund for responding to Loss and Damage Gross domestic product  \nGlobal Goal on Adaptation Greenhouse gas  \nGlobal Stocktake  \nHuman Development Index International Court of Justice  \nInternational Organization for Migration  \nInternational Monetary Fund Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Loss and damage  \nLeas","cbCaicwJemPgDYAp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicwJemPgDYAp","pdf",4175752,74,"English","# Key Messages\n## How to read the CRI\n# Key results of Climate Risk Index 2026\n## Countries most affected in 1995–2024\n## Countries most affected in 2024\n## Detailed look at relevant events\n# Interpreting the CRI results\n## Unusually extreme events, continuous threats, and the new normal\n## How Global South and Global North countries are affected\n## Data gaps as a challenge to determining climate risks and impacts: A solution approach\n## Sensitivity analysis: Including HDI data as a proxy for data gaps\n# Linking extreme weather events and climate change\n## Current scientific status of attribution science\n## Attribution of CRI event types to climate change\n# CRI context: Status quo of international climate and resilience policy\n## The large emissions gap\n## Latest developments in international climate and resilience policy\n## What COP30 needs to deliver to respond to CRI results\n# Method\n## Objectives and scope\n## Components and indicators\n## Calculating the CRI score\n## Time frames\n## Limitations of the index","[{\"question\":\"What question does the Climate Risk Index 2026 address?\",\"answer\":\"It asks who suffers most from extreme weather events, combining evidence from fatality, affected-person, and economic-loss impacts across different time frames.\"},{\"question\":\"Which countries are analyzed in the main results?\",\"answer\":\"The report covers countries most affected in 1995–2024 and the 10 most affected countries in 2024, and also includes broader comparisons (e.g., 20 countries) including HDI-corrected views.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report connect extreme weather events to climate change?\",\"answer\":\"It links event types to climate change using attribution science, and discusses current scientific status and methodological approaches within the CRI framework.\"}]","Climate Risk Index 2026 | PDF",186]