Climate change as a hunger driver: Welthungerhilfe demands more climate finance

Climate change as a hunger driver: Welthungerhilfe demands more climate finance

disaster alarm in southern Germany, fatal heat wave in India and the century of the century in southern Africa: climate change is one of the greatest hunger drivers and threatens the livelihood of millions of people. In 2023 alone there were almost 400 disasters worldwide such as storms, floods, heat waves or droughts. Over 90 million people were affected, almost 90,000 were killed. In the run-up to the climate intermediate conference, which from 3rd-13. June takes place in Bonn, Welthungerhilfe demands significantly more financial commitments to support people in the global south.

2024 is a crucial year to cope with the effects of the climate crisis. At the Bonn conference, important decisions for the International Climate Conference COP 29 are prepared in November. This includes a new climateinance destination for the period from 2025 when the previous agreements expire. In addition, the countries have to present their first two -year transparency reports and show which posts they want to make from 2025.

"It is basically a good sign that the industrialized countries finally met their 100 billion commitments in 2022. In view of the dramatic increase in crises, a climate finance goal must be prepared at the Bonn conference that is many times higher. Against this background we look at the current discussions about the federal budget with great concern. To provide billions of euros in climate finance. Climate expert at Welthungerhilfe, who takes part in the conference in Bonn.

According to the press release, Welthungerhilfe calls for financial commitments to support people in the global south before the climate intermediate conference in Bonn. Climate change threatens the livelihood of millions of people worldwide. In 2023 there were almost 400 disasters such as storms, floods, heat waves or droughts, of which over 90 million people were affected and almost 90,000 were killed.

The Bonn conference is preparing important decisions for the International Climate Conference COP 29 in November. In particular, a new climateinance goal for the period from 2025 is expected. It is planned that the industrialized countries first complied with their 100 billion commitments in 2022. However, in view of the dramatic increase in crises, additional measures must be taken. Michael Kühn, climate expert at Welthungerhilfe, emphasizes the importance of current discussions about the federal budget and asks Chancellor Scholz to redeem his promise and to provide six billion euros for climate finance in 2025. Specific advances in the development and implementation of national climate protection plans are required and a doubling of the financing of the adjustment measures for countries particularly affected by climate change.

In the context of this development, it is interesting to determine that in 2022 the industrialized countries have followed their 100 billion commitment to climate finance for the first time. This could be a progress that can be viewed in a historical context.

In order to give readers an overview of the effects of climate change worldwide, a table with information about the number of disasters, the number of people affected and the number of deaths in different years could be relevant. This would summarize the information from the press release and offer a clear representation of the global effects of climate change.

Source: German Welthungerhilfe e.V./OTS