How data can help address crises and support an equitable economic recovery

Jun 21, 2023

A man rides a boat past toll plaza amid flood water on main Indus highway, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "GLOBAL POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2022 PACKAGES.

In 2022, floods in Pakistan led to a huge humanitarian response. Image: REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo.

Adrian Lovett

Chief Executive Officer, Development Initiatives

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A third more people were in need of humanitarian assistance in 2022, with most facing long-term crisis. Source: Development Initiatives.

A third more people were in need of humanitarian assistance in 2022, with most facing long-term crisis. Image: Development Initiatives

The number of people living in extreme poverty has more than halved since 1990, but 8.5% of the world’s population is still living below the $2.15 poverty line. Image: Development Initiatives based on World Bank PIP, Mahler et al. 2022, UN World Population Prospects and IMF World Economic Outlook. Forecasts begin in 2020.

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Value of Japan’s climate finance loans, different measurement choices. Image: UNFCCC, CRS and OECD DDRs.

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