GDAMS 2021 Infographic

We’ve tried to make visible the outrageous opportunity cost of these expenditures in our GDAMS 2021 infographic. A 9% of the world’s total spending during the next 10 years could finance the adaptation to climate change the Global Commission on Adaptation proposes; A 10% reduction of the world’s military spending could finance education for every person on earth (Sustainable Development Goal 4); 26 hours without spending money on the military could save 34 millions people from starvation; The last 4 years of EU member states military expenditures could finance the European Green New Deal. These are just some comparisons which help understand the magnitude of the squandering that military spending means for our societies.

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