Data Drive: Unequal climate burden

As flood-devastated Pakistan demands larger international relief funding, terming this climate reparations from developed nations that account for the bulk of the historical emissions, new Oxfam research shows climate-related hunger has worsened for some of the most vulnerable nations.

These nations account for a minuscule proportion of global emissions.

Climate change, the research shows, has acted as a “threat multiplier” for such nations.

There has been an alarming jump in UN humanitarian appeals related to extreme weather events.