The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported that nearly 90 million displaced people are living in countries highly exposed to climate hazards.

France 24, UNHCR News, Reuters + 4 more · Humanitarian & Biosphere

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What it means

, the UN refugee agency, has put out a report finding that nearly 90 million forcibly — refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people — are living in countries to such as floods, droughts, storms and heatwaves. That is roughly three-quarters of the world's displaced population, so the headline point is that displacement and climate vulnerability heavily overlap: displaced people are concentrated in climate-exposed countries, not that climate change is necessarily the cause of their displacement.

Accuracy & sourcesGrounded

The claim is a direct relay of a named primary source: a UNHCR report released around 5 November 2026. The reporting sits close to that source — France 24, Reuters, RFI and other outlets all carry the same ~90 million figure — so the number is solid as a representation of UNHCR's finding. The main caveat is that 'highly exposed' is a technical classification whose definition and methodology sit in the report itself, not in the headline.

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported that nearly 90 million displaced people are living in countries highly exposed to climate hazards.

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