Caribbean bears brunt of £43bn climate-fuelled damage to developing islands
A report by ODI Global reveals that Caribbean nations have suffered over $53 billion in climate-related damages since 2000. The findings are being used to support arguments for global climate reparations and international legal accountability for high-carbon emitters.
Why it matters
It provides empirical data for ongoing international legal battles regarding climate justice and the financial responsibility of developed nations for climate-fuelled disasters.
Report also highlights devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, which tore through Jamaica in October 2025. Report also highlights devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, which tore through Jamaica in October 2025. Caribbean Caribbean bears brunt of £43bn climate-fuelled damage to developing islands Findings can inform conversations about global climate reparations and financing for mitigations, researchers say
Prefer the Guardian on Google Caribbean nations suffered $53.2bn (£40bn) of damage from climate-fuelled disasters between 2000 and 2024, research into the cost of the climate crisis to developing small islands has found.
The figure is more than 90% of the total $57bn in economic damage caused by floods, storms and drought across 39 developing island nations in the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, according to a study by development thinktank ODI Global .
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