Digital advances and climate pressures are leaving people behind

An estimated 2.2 billion people did not have access to internet connectivity in 2025. Even among people who are connected, affordability, service quality and limited digital skills continue to restrict meaningful participation. Without deliberate action, unequal access to connectivity, devices, data and AI skills could turn today’s digital divide into deeper and more persistent gaps in learning, income and economic opportunity.

The report also documents the growing human and economic consequences of climate change. Of the 1.1 billion people living in multidimensional poverty, 887 million are exposed to at least one major climate hazard.
These impacts fall most heavily on people and countries with the fewest resources to adapt—threatening livelihoods, essential services and long-term economic resilience.

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