Fishing boats on beach in Senegal

Impacts in Africa: ‘What do we see most at sea? Plastics everywhere.’

Plastic waste has become a consistent pollution and threat of the 21st century, affecting public health, livelihoods and our natural environment.

Destruction and damage by Typhoon Haiyan November 23, 2013 in Tacloban, Philippines.

Impacts in Asia: ‘We are being deprived of our basic human rights.’

People everywhere are being affected by the growing climate crisis, with many people—those who have contributed little to the crisis—already experiencing the loss of life and basic human rights.

Smoke from fires in Western Australia

Impacts in Australasia: ‘I just couldn’t breathe.’

Rising temperatures have led to a rising number of wildfires across the globe.

Small island

Impacts in Central & South America: ‘Our ancestors had to discover how to deal with the waves, currents and corals’

Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by the consequences of climate change.

Wildfire in Portugal

Impacts in Europe: ‘We have a lot of people who are energy poor with little protection.’

In the past year we’ve seen wildfires spread across Europe in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Greece.

Astoria, Queens, NY, USA

Impacts in North America: ‘We have been sounding the alarm for a very, very long time’

Extreme weather events are often a byproduct of climate change. As these events grow in intensity and frequency, it has become clear that we all are vulnerable and no one is guaranteed safety.

Beach in Marshall Islands

Impacts on small islands: Getting ready ‘for whatever is to come’

Small island states are experiencing sea level rise, increasingly extreme weather events and storms.