the world's top 10 countries most affected by climate change

Ten countries most affected by climate change

01
Honduras
Climate Risk Index: 10.17
Droughts and floods hit food production.


02
Myanmar
Climate Risk Index: 11.83
Warmer temperatures have led to huge increases in the spread of water-borne diseases.


03
Haiti
Climate Risk Index: 16.83
the number and power of hurricanes have increased significantly in recent years.


04
Nicaragua
Climate Risk Index: 17.17
two category-five storms in the past 15 years claimed thousands of lives.


05
Bangladesh
Climate Risk Index: 19.67
frequent flooding of the Ganges delta wipes out crops, destroys homes and spreads diseases.


06
Vietnam
Climate Risk Index: 24.00
increases in flash floods, landslides and other natural disasters causing many deaths.


07
Philippines
Climate Risk Index: 31.17
increasingly frequent, intense natural disasters, especially floods,are claiming thousands of lives.


08
Dominican Republic
Climate Risk Index: 31.33
flooding and erosion are both causing major problems for this caribbean country


09
Mongolia
Climate Risk Index: 31.33
in the past 70 years, average temperatures have increased by 2°c andrainfall has decreased, hitting the agricultural sector particularly hard.


10
thailand
Climate Risk Index: 31.50
crops have been increasingly destroyed by floods.