Climate change could force 216 million people into other parts of their country by 2050

Without immediate action to combat climate change, 216 million people could be forced to migrate to other parts of their country by 2050. And the number of climate migrants could be much higher since the report does not cover most high-income countries, Middle Eastern nations, small island states, or people migrating to new countries. The number of climate migrants could be much higher since the World Bank report doesn't cover most high-income countries, Middle Eastern nations, small island states, or people migrating to new countries. World Bank's lead environment specialist Kanta Kumari Rigaud said the Earth was 'already locked into' a certain amount of global warming and that climate migration was a present reality not a future problem But it's only a sliver of climate's overall toll on human mortality — more people die from other extreme weather amplified by global warming, like hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and droughts. Kanta Kumari Rigaud, the World Bank's lead environment specialist and co-author of the new report, said the Earth was 'already locked into' a certain amount of global warming and that climate migration was a present reality not a future problem.