As extreme weather events become more frequent, the effects of climate change are impacting lives globally. Recently, Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, devastating floods in Central Europe, and Hurricane John on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast have all served as stark reminders.
While some regions with stronger infrastructure may seem less vulnerable, these events raise important questions about the broader global vulnerabilities to climate change and its long-term impact on living conditions.
Analyzing the relationship between social progress, measured by the Social Progress Index (SPI), and the vulnerability component of the ND-GAIN Country Index reveals a clear pattern: countries with lower social progress index scores also record low performance in the vulnerability component, which entails they are more vulnerable to climate change.
Norway and Switzerland, with high SPI scores, rank among the least vulnerable, while Sub-Saharan African countries like Somalia and Niger, with the lowest SPI scores, are the most vulnerable.
This pattern underscores the usefulness of the SPI in understanding countries' exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts.
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As extreme weather events become more frequent, the effects of climate change are impacting lives globally. Recently, Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, devastating floods in Central Europe, and Hurricane John on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast have all served as stark reminders.
While some regions with stronger infrastructure may seem less vulnerable, these events raise important questions about the broader global vulnerabilities to climate change and its long-term impact on living conditions.
Analyzing the relationship between social progress, measured by the Social Progress Index (SPI), and the vulnerability component of the ND-GAIN Country Index reveals a clear pattern: countries with lower social progress index scores also record low performance in the vulnerability component, which entails they are more vulnerable to climate change.
Norway and Switzerland, with high SPI scores, rank among the least vulnerable, while Sub-Saharan African countries like Somalia and Niger, with the lowest SPI scores, are the most vulnerable.
This pattern underscores the usefulness of the SPI in understanding countries' exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts.
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We’re excited to announce the re-release of the 2024 Social Progress Index Premium Access with enhanced data visualizations exclusively available to our donors and supporters!
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The best part? Secure your 2024 premium access now and you'll get premium access to the 2025 Social Progress Index when it launches early next year.
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