One billion face displacement by 2050
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A new report warns that more than one billion people from the world’s most vulnerable areas face mass displacement by 2050, unable to cope with looming environmental crises
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ECOLOGICAL THREAT REGISTER – Number of ecological threats 
No data 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Main threats: Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water, increased exposure to natural disasters

Most threatened: 141 countries exposed to at least one threat. 19 countries –
with 2.1 billion people (25% of world’s population) – face four or more threats

Projection

POPULATION DISPLACEMENT Cumulative millions of people, 2008-2050

Displaced by natural disasters 
Displaced by armed conflict

1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0

2008 2021 2030 2040 2050

 
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Source: Ecological Threat Register by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS