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 Climate change

The devastating effects of climate change are global: a hurricane in New Orleans, desertification in West Africa, river erosion in Bangladesh and drought in the UK.  The biggest polluters are the rich countries, but it is the poor who are hardest hit by climate change. People in sub-Saharan Africa emit less than one tonne of carbon per year and people in the US more than 24 tonnes.

Climate change facts

• Climate change, or global warming is caused by an increase in carbon dioxide (C02) emissions into the Earth’s atmosphere
• C02  is one of several “greenhouse” gases that trap the Sun’s radiation within the Earth’s atmosphere pushing up global temperatures 
• When we burn fossil fuels, like coal, oil and gas they release greenhouse gases. Cutting down forests also produces these gases
• More than 182 million people in Africa alone could die as a result of diseases caused by climate change, between now and the end of the century
• Throughout the world, many millions more face death and devastation due to climate-induced floods, famine, drought and conflict

Climate change videos

 

Water for life
Oumar Mamoudou Ba: Senegal
The nearest well to Oumar’s village is seven kilometres away

Abdoulaye's mango tree
Abdoulaye Diack: Senegal
Abdoulaye’s magnificent tree helps the whole village

Root for fruit
Youmaissy Diack: Senegal
Youmaissy champions the cause for planting mango trees

What's cooking?
Hadja Diallo: Senegal
Hadja cooks up a delicious meal with her energy-saving stove

Snapping the streets
Liliana Peixinho: Brazil
Liliana’s one-woman mission to clean up Brazil

Tsunami - one year on
Madhavan: India
Madhavan lost 10 family members to the waves, but is working hard to speed the recovery of his deeply traumatised community

Surviving the tsunami
Mrs Nallanayaki: Sri Lanka
Mrs Nallanayaki’s house in Sri Lanka was hundreds of metres from the sea, but the tsunami still destroyed it

Swept out to sea
Sylvia Lucas: Sri Lanka
A helicopter flew over Sylvia Lucas twice before rescuing her - now she vows never to enter the sea again