- State of the Climate in Asia 2021 was released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at the COP27 in Egypt.
- Economic losses caused by drought, floods and landslides has surged in Asia, resulting in a total of 35.6 billion USD worth of economic damages.
- Over 48.3 million people were directly impacted by these natural hazards.
- There were more than 100 natural hazard events in Asia last year. Of these, 80 per cent were floods and storm events. This resulted in around 4,000 deaths, with flooding accounting for 80 per cent of the deaths.
- Floods caused the highest number of deaths and economic damage. Drought affected highest number of people in the region.
- In 2021, China witnessed the highest economic loss in Asia. It lost 18.4 billion USD because of extreme weather conditions.
- The second highest loss was experienced by India, with it losing 3.2 billion USD.
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