Which of the following institution released the ‘Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water-related hazards’?
[A] UNEP
[B] WMO
[C] WTO
[D] World Bank
Correct Answer: B [WMO]
Notes:
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently released the updated data in the Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water-related hazards.
It revealed that Bangladesh and India witnessed the highest number of deaths caused by climate-related disasters between 1970 and 2021.