“The Unjust Climate” Report

Published on 13 Apr 2025

•  A national-level dialogue on FAO’s report “The unjust climate” organized in New Delhi, focused on the multidimensional poverty and climate vulnerabilities in rural parts of the country. 
• “The unjust climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth” shows how climate change differently affects people, especially in rural areas.
• The report has suggested that India has made remarkable strides in reducing rural poverty over the past two decades. 
• The Headcount poverty rates have dropped dramatically from 42.5% in 2005/06 to just 8.6% in 2022/24.
• The report highlights a stark reality: each year, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), households headed by women in rural areas suffer significantly greater financial losses than those headed by men.
• On average, female-headed households lose 8% more of their income due to heat stress and 3% more due to floods compared to male-headed households.
• If the average temperatures were to increase by just 1°C, women would face a staggering 34% greater loss.

Keywords:

FAO Climate change Global warming Migration Poverty