Berlin (VNA) – Vietnam is one of thesix countries most vulnerable to climate change, said a report released by Germanwatch– a German environmental organisation.
According to theGlobal Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI) report announced at the ongoing 25th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on ClimateChange in Madrid, Spain,Vietnam has worsened from9th spot in theCRI 2019, which reviewed 1998 to 2017, to 6th in 2018 on the global vulnerability ladder.
Over the last twodecades, Vietnam reported 226 extreme weather events, killing on average 285.80people per year and causing annual economic losses of 2 billion USD per year,the report said.
PuertoRico remains the top of the list, while Myanmar and Haiti make up the top three.They are followed by the Philippines, Pakistan and Vietnam.
TheGermanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of the mostreliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events andassociated socio-economic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2020 is the15th edition of the report. Its aim is to contextualise ongoing climate policydebates – especially international climate negotiations – looking at real-worldimpacts over the last year and last 20 years./.
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