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Climate JUStiCe – there’S No eaSy roUteMake your way around the path to understand the ups and downs
of the challenges facing us in terms of climate justice
www.trocaire.orgREF: E12
FiNiShYou have overcome challenges and faced up to climate change! The fight for climate justice can be won!
28You have dramatically reduced your carbon footprint. Well done!
27You have taken part in a march/demonstration for climate justice
26 25Ireland fails to reduce its carbon emissions, which are currently 8.8 metric tons per capita, in comparison to 0.3 metric tons per capita emitted by Kenya
24
18 19Trócaire irrigation
schemes allow crops to be grown all year
20 21You have organised
an event in your school/community
encouraging people to take action on climate change. See trocaire.
org/getinvolved/climateaction for
ideas!
2223Too many cars = high carbon emissions. You need to walk more!
17 You share, borrow
and lend, thus reducing your
carbon footprint
16 15Severe flooding causes untold damage to your house
14 Solar panels provide your house with all your electricity
13 You’re thinking about how you consume. You’re buying sustainable fashion and washing clothes at 30˚C. Visit redress.ie for more information
12
6 7Sea levels rise by 1 cm.
The Maldives face a very uncertain future.A sea level rise of 0.3 metres renders 17% of Mombasa, Kenya, uninhabitable. Visit
trocaire.org/resources/policyandadvocacy/
feeling-the-heat
8 9If every country
consumed like us we would need
the resources of three planets!
10You have emailed
your local politician to ask what they’re
doing to tackle climate change
11
5 You sign up to
CIDSE’s campaign for sustainable lifestyles. Visit
cidse.org/articles/rethinking-
development
4 3 2 New sustainable development goals are agreed. For more information visit sustainabledevelopment.un.org
1 StartBegin your journey for climate justice …
Key
The ladder lets you climb to a higher box
The drainpipe carries you back to a lower box
WorldWide impacts of climate change
Check out the following links for further information:
• sustainabledevelopment.un.org
• data.worldbank.org/indicator/
Links to take action:
• trocaire.org/climatejustice
• cidse.org(jointactioncampaign)
Kenyaco2 emissions 0.3 metric tons per capita
right now• Endemic severe droughts in some
regions, and flooding likely in others.
climate impacts• A sea level rise
of just 0.3 metres would render 17% of Mombasa uninhabitable.malawi
co2 emissions0.1 metric tons per capita
right now• Temperature rises which exceed
global averages are set to exacerbate poverty.
• 92% of Malawians rely on rain-fed sources of water, which are heavily impacted by floods and droughts.
climate impacts• Rising temperatures, leading to
increased risk of drought.
• Late onset of rains will affect food production and increase food poverty.
ethiopiaco2 emissions0.1 metric tons per capita
right now• Massively reliant on rain-fed and
low-tech agriculture.
• Highly vulnerable to climate change
• Growing season has already reduced by 15% in the region.
climate impacts• Increased difficulties accessing
water.
• Large decreases in stable cereal crops.
• More vulnerability to disease.
philippinesco2 emissions0.9 metric tons per capita
right now• Extremely vulnerable to natural
disasters.
• Erratic agricultural production due to climate variability.
climate impacts• Eroded coastlines and coral reef
degradation.
• Increased risk of tropical storms.
irelandco2 emissions 8.8 metric tons per capita
right now• More rainfall during winter months
and heavier downpours during summer months.
• Lengthier heatwaves; six of the ten warmest years in Ireland have occurred since 1990.
climate impacts• More intense storms and rainfall,
and at the same time increased water shortages.
hondurasco2 emissions1.1 metric tons per capita
right now• Highly vulnerable to extreme weather events,
including tropical hurricanes.
• Currently rated the worst affected country in the world by extreme weather events.
climate impacts• Increased water scarcity and
contamination.
• Reduced stable food production risks.
REF: E12
Main Sources:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change:ipcc.chWorld Bank Climate Change:climatechange.worldbank.orgTrócaire:trocaire.org/sites/trocaire/files/resources/policy/feeling-the-heat-2015-1.pdf