Disabled people being ‘systematically ignored’ on climate crisis, says study

Governments not listening to people with disabilities despite them being at high risk, say researchers

People with disabilities are being systematically ignored" by governments around the world when it comes to the climate crisis, even though they are particularly at risk from the impacts of extreme weather, research has shown.

Few countries make provisions for the needs of people with disabilities when they make plans for adapting to the effects of climate breakdown, and none mention disabled people in their programmes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the first comprehensive review of the issue.