In a ranking released today by risk analysis firm Maplecroft, Iceland has been declared the country which is least vulnerable to climate change. The ranking not only assesses actual risk due to climate change, but also a country’s ability to cope with it. The assessment looks at various dangers which could occur due to climate change, such as flooding, extreme storms and droughts.

The countries in most danger on the list are all developing nations; Haiti, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe being the three most vulnerable. According to analysis from The Guardian, a developing country does not appear on the list until number 104, which is occupied by Greece. This sits in contrast to the rest of Europe, in which most countries rank amongst the least vulnerable.

Source: The Guardian
Image: Maplecroft

Labels: Environment, Natural disasters