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Summary:
"The Global Climate Risk Index 2013 analyses to
what extent countries have been affected
by the impacts of weather-related loss events
(storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most
recent available data from 2011 as well as for the period 1992-2011 were taken into ac-
count.
Most affected countries in 2011 were Thailand, Cambodia, Pakistan, El Salvador and the
Philippines. For the period 1992 to 2011, Honduras, Myanmar and Nicaragua rank highest.
This year's 8th edition of the an
alysis reconfirms that less developed countries are generally
more affected than industrialis
ed countries, according to the
Climate Risk Index. With re-
gard to future climate change, the Climate Ri
sk Index can serve as a warning signal indicat-
ing past vulnerability which may further increase in regions where extreme events will be-
come more frequent or more severe through climate change. While some vulnerable devel-
oping countries are frequently hit by extreme ev
ents, there are also some where such disas-
ters are a rarity...
