Did you know that nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – live in regions exposed to climate hazards? The 2025 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), released by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and the United Nations Development Programme, overlays multidimensional poverty and climate hazard data for the first time. The report’s findings are clear – poverty isn’t a standalone socio-economic issue, but one which is deeply interlinked with negative climate conditions.

The global MPI is an internationally comparable index of multidimensional poverty which covers over 100 countries in developing regions. It complements traditional monetary poverty measures by capturing the acute deprivations in health, education, and living standards that a person faces simultaneously. Join us on 31 October to learn more about key findings on the breadth and depth of poverty around the world as well as findings from the thematic analysis on the links between poverty and climate hazards.

Join in person at Queen Elizabeth House or online (link below).