US EditionStudy: Extreme Weather Disrupted 94 Elections Worldwide
The report says 26 elections and referendums were postponed and 23 elections were disrupted in 2024 as climate risks intensified.
- On Earth Day, International IDEA released a report showing that extreme weather has disrupted at least 94 elections and referendums in 52 countries over the past two decades.
- Between 2006 and 2025, at least 26 elections were postponed due to natural disasters, while 2024 alone saw extreme weather disrupt 23 elections in 18 countries.
- The report detailed how Hurricane Sandy affected the 2012 U.S. election and an intense heatwave impacted 2025 Philippine elections, noting that such hazards can exacerbate existing grievances and increase societal vulnerability.
- Professor Sarah Birch advised that elections should be held when disasters are least likely, treating voting as "critical infrastructure that is susceptible to environmental threats."
- To improve resilience, the report encourages nations to integrate electoral processes into climate adaptation plans, citing Alberta's shift of its fixed election date to October to avoid wildfire season.
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Earth Day: Extreme weather a growing threat to democray, report says
Extreme climate events are increasingly threatening democracy, with at least 94 elections and referendums in 52 countries disrupted by natural hazards over the past two decades, a report published Wednesday said.
Extreme weather phenomena are becoming an increasingly serious threat to the functioning of democracies, shows a report published by the International Institute IDEA, which analyses 94 elections and referendums from 52 countries affected over the past two decades. The public organization this study on Earth Day, on 22 April. According to the document, at least 26 elections were postponed in full or in part between 2006 and 2025 due to natural di…
Between 2006 and 2025, at least 26 elections and referendums were postponed, in whole or in part due to natural disasters that caused damage to infrastructure, reveals a report from the IDEA institute.
International Institute IDEA report highlights the increasing impact of natural disasters on electoral processes around the world Floods, fires and other phenomena
Report: Extreme weather a growing threat to elections, democracy
STOCKHOLM, (Sweden): Floods, fires and extreme weather increasingly pose a threat to democracy, with at least 94 elections and referendums in 52 countries disrupted by natural hazards over the past two decades, a report published Wednesday said.
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