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Not an Equal Opportunity Crisis: Who’s Most Affected by Climate Change

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Vera 1 Comment Learning About Sustainability climate change, climate crisis, climate justice, global north vs global south, most affected by climate change

Global map denoting each country's environmental performance index or measurement of climate resiliency. North America, Western Europe, and Australia have the highest resilience. Most countries in Africa and Asia have the lowest resilience.

Hence, a big determining factor: does climate change affect me personally or not? The fact of the matter is that the people who are most affected by climate change generally a) have little power to combat its affects and b) are contributing to the problem the least. Seems unfair to me.