Climate Change

'Climate change' – we hear it in the news almost every day. It’s one of those issues that really will affect us all and which we all need to respond to.

If the earth warms up more than 2°C there will be severe consequences. However at the moment it is on track to warm up 6ºC by 2100, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The consequences of this are going to hit the poor first and worst.

Use these pages to find out more, particularly about the effect that this temperature rise is already having on poor communities and how you can make changes in your lifestyle to help reduce the effects of climate change.