The poor and those practising traditional livelihoods are particularly vulnerable and exposed to climate risks. Many depend on food self-provisioning from lakes, the sea and the land. With higher temperatures, the availability of these sources of food is likely to be reduced, particularly in SEU. Poorer households often settle in flood-prone areas and are therefore more exposed to flooding. Traditional pastoralist and fishing practices are also negatively affected by climate change across Europe. Semi-migratory reindeer herding, a way of life among Indigenous and traditional communities  in the European Arctic, is threatened by reduced ice and snow cover. Almost 15% of the EU population  already cannot meet their health care needs for financial reasons, while they are at risk of health impacts from warming.
IPCC
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
IPCC Report