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2023’s costliest climate disasters show poor lose out in ‘global postcode lottery’

Countries less able to rebuild or who have contributed least to climate crisis suffer worst, research reveals

A list of the 20 costliest climate disasters of 2023 has revealed a “global postcode lottery stacked against the poor”, according to an analysis.

The research by the charity Christian Aid found that devastating wildfires and floods are hitting those who can least afford to rebuild, and the countries that have contributed least to the climate crisis by burning far fewer fossil fuels than wealthy nations, which have faced fewer climate disasters.

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