According to the UN labor agency, 350 million people in climate-vulnerable countries lack social protection, a key issue for adapting to a new climate situation.
The study found that climate-vulnerable nations had the lowest social protection. The ILO reported that 91.3%, or 364 million people.
The 20 nations most vulnerable to climate change remain unprotected, even while 52.4% of the world's population gets social protection for the first time.
The publication states that 75% of the population, or 2.1 billion people, in the 50 most climate-vulnerable countries lacks social safety. The majority of children (76.1%) worldwide lack sufficient social protection.
ILO Director-General underlined that climate change does not recognize boundaries and that a wall cannot keep the catastrophe out.
“The climate crisis affects us all and represents the most serious threat to social justice today,” stated Gilbert Houngbo.
Social protection, which provides income security and healthcare, can help people adjust to climate-related shocks, according to the paper.
Social protection may safeguard families, workers, and companies during the ecological transition and promote sustainable economic activities
These strategies include training and upskilling workers for green and low-carbon jobs. Social protection guarantees all employment are respectable, with perks and protection.
We can reduce transition worries and mobilize popular support for a sustainable and just transition.
The ILO noted that nations spend 12.9% of their GDP on social protection (excluding health), insufficiently investing in it. Disaggregated data show that high-income nations spend 16.2%