The report titled ‘Children Displaced in a Changing Climate’ found that children are at a particularly high risk of injury and death during storms and floods, and are more vulnerable to infections of vector-borne diseases. — Picture by Shafwan ZaidonKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Climate scientists had predicted that by the year 2030, approximately 25 per cent of Malaysia’s population could be displaced due to the impacts of climate change, according to an analysis by the United Nations Children’s Fund .
“In 2022, the IDMC recorded 156,000 people displaced due to floods, landslides, and storms, underscoring the undeniable signs of a changing climate,” it said. Although Malaysia is not included in the global report, the country faces a real and imminent threat of displacement due to floods.