Climate Facts: Global e-waste rising five times faster than documented, says UNITAR

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can prove difficult to digest.

TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• The United Nations Institute for Training Research (UNITAR) says the world’s generation of electronic waste is rising five times faster than documented.

• The organisation said 62 million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2022 would fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks, roughly enough trucks to form a bumper-to bumper line encircling the equator.

• The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says more than 1.2 million individuals across West and Central Africa have lost their lives due to torrential rainfall and floods.

• The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 6.7 million persons die from the combined effects of ambient air pollution and household pollution annually.