Global MPI 2025: Overlapping Hardships of Poverty and Climate
Why in the news
The report studies how poverty and climate hazards overlap.
Key facts
- MPI measures acute poverty beyond income: health, education, living standards; linked to SDG-1.
- Progress has slowed or stalled since the pandemic.
| Global indicator | Finding |
|---|---|
| Severely poor | 43.6% (about 501 million) |
| Children’s share | 51% |
| Poor in middle-income countries | 740 million |
| Sub-Saharan Africa + South Asia | 83% of the poor |
| Rural share of poor | 83.5% |
| Poor exposed to climate hazards | 80% |
India
- About 414 million exited poverty; drivers include PM-Awas, Swachh Bharat, Ujjwala, Jal Jeevan Mission.
- Child poverty remains high; about 99% of the poor live in climate-vulnerable regions.
- Challenges: rural-urban gaps, gender gaps, weak data, state fiscal limits.
Recommendations
- Join poverty and climate policy; district MPI dashboards; green livelihoods; climate finance; child and gender focus.
Exam angle
- Issuers: UNDP + OPHI.