By 2060, conflict-related deaths could rise 8.5% in “fragility, conflict and violence” (FCV) states and up to 14% in countries facing extreme rising temperatures, the report says.
In total, 39 countries, home to almost 1 billion people and 43% of the world’s poorest people, are classified as FCV by the World Bank. More than half of those countries, disproportionately affected by climate change, are in Africa.
In turn, more than 50 million people in these countries could go hungry by 2060 due to declining food production combined with rising prices, the IMF warns.
The economic losses caused by climate shocks are more “severe and persistent” in fragile countries than in other states, the report adds.
With a week to go until the first African Climate Action Summit, the IMF is urging leaders to propose solutions for the most vulnerable nations.
“Every year, three times more people are affected by natural disasters in fragile states than in other countries. Disasters in fragile states more than double the population of other countries,” reads the IMF blog.
“Extreme heat and the more frequent extreme weather events that accompany it will endanger human health and harm productivity and employment in key sectors such as agriculture and construction,” the institution underlines.