A new report, Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026 , published by Germanwatch, released at COP30 in Belém on Tuesday (November 11, 2025) evening, finds that more than 832,000 people died, nearly 5.7 billion were affected, and economic losses exceeded $4.5 trillion (inflation-adjusted) from over 9,700 extreme weather events between 1995 and 2024 .

Germanwatch is a Bonn-based environmental and development organisation that advocates for global equity and sustainability in climate policy.

India ranks ninth among the countries most affected during this period, facing recurring floods, cyclones, droughts, and increasingly severe heatwaves. “Countries such as Haiti, the Philippines, and India – all of which are among the ten most affected – face particular challenges. They are hit by floods,

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