Climate disasters have killed 832,000 people and cost $4.5 trillion in 30 years, Germanwatch warns at COP30

Published on : 11 Nov 2025, 9:00 pm Summary

Germanwatch’s Climate Risk Index 2026 reveals 9,700 extreme weather events since 1995.

Poorer nations bear the brunt, with Dominica, Myanmar and India among the worst hit.

India recorded nearly 80,000 deaths and $170 billion in losses from climate disasters.

Germanwatch urges COP30 leaders to close the “ambition gap” and deliver real finance for recovery.

Extreme weather events have killed more than 832,000 people and caused economic losses exceeding $4.5 trillion (over Rs 39 lakh crore) worldwide between 1995 and 2024, according to the Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026 .

The report, released on November 12, 2025, by policy initiative Germanwatch on the sidelines of the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framewor