Over 530,000 people have died between 1994 and 2013 due to extreme weather, according to a recent report of NGO Germanwatch. There have been more than 15.000 extreme weather events in this period, as well as nearly USD 2.2 trillion (in Purchasing Power Parities, PPP) in damages.

“The Global Climate Risk Index's long-term component, which depicts 1994–2013, shows that the major impacts of floods, storms and heat waves often fall on developing countries. Nine out of ten countries are considered 'low' or 'lower-middle' income countries, with the ‘bottom three’ being Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti,” reads a release of Germanwatch.

Romania ranks 29th in the 2015 Global Climate Risk Index. Based on the number of deaths in 2013, Romania ranks 42, while in terms of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, Romania is at number 61 in the index. Based on financial losses in USD, Romania ranks 24th, shows the report.

The entire Global Climate Risk Index can be found here.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com