Climate Change

Find out more about climate change, its effects and how World Vision is working to solve climate change through reforestation projects and other environmentally driven campaigns

Climate Change

Find out more about climate change, its effects and how World Vision is working to solve climate change through reforestation projects and other environmentally driven campaigns

How World Vision defines climate change.

World Vision's definition of sustainable development includes responding to climate change.

Climate change and environmental degradation are among the greatest challenges facing humanity. Greenhouse-gas emissions and overexploitation of natural resources are at the root of the problem and are causing a rise in global temperatures. Rising temperatures are causing a number of impacts including a rise in sea levels, increased frequency of droughts, floods, and other destructive events, including the apocalyptic Australian bushfires – forever altering the Australian landscape. 

These effects are expected to become greater over time without urgent action at a global, national and local level. People living in the poorest countries contributed little to these problems but are disproportionately affected by their negative consequences. Among them, children, women and people with disabilities are the most vulnerable and the least equipped to adapt to a changing climate.  

Climate Change around the world.

Community members in Kenya learning farming techniques

Creating livelihoods

World Vision Kenya is serving communities in Turkana County through livelihood and resilience programs that improve farming techniques for households.

World Vision India designed activity book

Raising awareness

World Vision India has taken a novel approach to climate change, helping to raise awareness at a grass roots level, educating over 1000 children in Lalitpur district on the environment.

COVID-19 Crisis Within Crisis

Crisis within crisis

In India, weather shocks like cyclones are becoming more frequent and the impact of disasters on children and families is worsened by COVID-19.

World Vision Australia supports the global efforts to reduce the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities.

2°C

The limit in increase of global temperatures (above pre-industrial levels) to avoid climate change, crops losses, heat waves and water shortages.

1992

When world countries set in place the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to tackle the effects of global warming

US $100b

The minimum yearly commitment of public funds needed by 2020 to help developing countries prepare to cope with the effects of climate change

Solutions to climate change

World Vision works directly with communities to identify context-specific solutions with a focus on food security, clean energy, natural resources management and climate adaptation and mitigation.

In our efforts to provide vulnerable communities with sustainable and innovative solutions, we are committed to the ongoing development of climate change interventions including: 

  • Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in rural communities around the world. A program developed to regenerate trees on farmland and forest areas to improve agricultural productivity and reduce the incidence of droughts, floods and landslides.  

  • Clean energy and access to carbon markets as evidenced in our Clean Stoves project in Ethiopia. Traditional cooking stoves are a major source of carbon emissions and pollution, our Clean Stoves initiative helps to reduce deforestation and hazardous emissions. 

  • Climate adaptation programs that help prepare exposed communities in regions such as South East Asia and the greater Pacific area to respond to tropical storms, earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters. 

By supporting our work with communities around the world that are affected by the effects of climate change, you contribute to their ability to cope with external shocks and stresses while improving the natural environment in which they live.  

How you can help

Sign the Climate Crisis petition

As the climate crisis threatens to destabilise and displace people on a global scale, be part of a movement and take action now.
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Give a gift to combat climate change

Practice ethical purchasing and gift family and friends an eco-friendly gift that will contribute to the restoration of up to 750,000 hectares of land in Africa.
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Donate to emergency appeals

As emergency relief responders, we prioritise saving lives and in particular children left vulnerable in the wake of conflict, war and natural disaster.
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