56%: 127 of 228 of the world’s countries and territories are facing extreme ecological threat. 738 million: Number of people in sub-Saharan Africa who lack adequate food, with all but one country facing extreme water stress.
The Ecological Threat Report is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace, featuring exclusive research from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll. It finds that without concerted action, current levels of ecological degradation will worsen, intensifying existing conflicts, becoming a catalyst for new conflicts, and increasing forced migration.
