Climate disasters cost world Sh15.47 trillion in 2025, study reveals

A whopping Sh15.47 trillion is the hefty price paid by nations for climatic disasters globally in 2025, cited as one of the most costly years in human-caused climate change, according to a new report.

Climate change, states a new report published by Christian Aid, carries both a human and financial cost, whether through immediate, catastrophic events or long-term impacts. To identify the most expensive climate disasters in 2025, researchers scrutinised data on loss estimates published regularly by the Aon insurance company, and other sources in the analysis titled Counting the Cost 2025: A year of climate breakdown.