Newsweek magazine recently released a limited edition special issue featuring 100 places to remember before they disappear due to the devastating impacts of climate change. With a moving introduction by Fareed Zakaria, this tribute to only some of the many places suffering from rising sea levels, diminishing resources, or dying eco-systems, is an important reminder that climate change is happening now and to a very serious degree. While much of the damage to our planet cannot be reversed, there is still plenty we can do to prevent further devastation, like the loss of entire low-lying island nations (a risk facing the Republic of Kiribati, not featured in Newsweek's report).
Stay tuned for more action opportunities, through which you can join the fight for comprehensive climate change legislation. A climate bill is expected to drop in the U.S. Senate April 26th, just after Earth Day, and in this bill Oxfam is calling for adequate funding for international adaptation, so that the most vulnerable communities bearing the brunt of climate change can cope. After all, it's these communities who contribute the least to climate change, and yet they stand to lose the most.
Sign the petition now - Tell your Senators: Don't cut poor people out of the climate Bill!
