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…the possible impacts …CAFOD case studies.

of climate change. The impacts of climate
change around the world.
 Flooding Climate change could affect different
parts of the world in different ways.
Temperature
Sea level
CAFOD works in many countries across
Sea level
the world. We stand side by side with
Drought poor communities, to end poverty and
injustice. Some of these communities
Drought are already dealing with the effects of a
changing climate.
Storms
Storms
Deforestation
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possible impacts of a changing climate.
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Temperature More intense and unpredictable rainfall could
produce more flash floods. In coastal areas,
there could be more flooding due to more
frequent storms and higher sea levels.
Sea level

Drought
Flooding affects lives - washing
away homes, schools and even
Storms people.

Flooding

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 Scientists say sea levels could rise by the
end of the century. There are two
reasons:
Temperature
1. As the water in the oceans warms, it
expands and takes up more space.
Sea level 2. Ice from the polar caps and from
glaciers is melting, adding more
water to the seas.
Drought
Millions of people living on small, low-lying
islands and in low-lying areas will be at risk of
Storms flooding.

Salt from rising sea levels could pollute

Flooding ground water making it undrinkable and
more difficult to grow crops.

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 Droughts are likely to be more frequent and
more intense.
Temperature

In some areas there will be less

Sea level water available for drinking and to
water crops because there
will be less rain.
Drought

With a 2-3°C temperature rise possible over

Storms the next 20 years, up to 200 million more
people could be at risk of hunger.*

Flooding

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 Intense storms, known as hurricanes, cyclones
and typhoons, could happen much more often
and be more intense as a result of a changing
Temperature climate.

Sea level

Storms can be devastating to

Drought the lives of people. They can
cause damage to homes and
schools and loss of lives.
Storms

Flooding

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 The earth is getting hotter –
Temperature the past 30 years have been
the warmest in the northern
hemisphere during the last
Sea level 1,400 years.

Drought

Scientists agree that temperature rises must

Storms be below a rise of 2°C to help limit dangerous
climate change.

Flooding

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 Click on the map to read about the different impacts that a changing climate
can have and how CAFOD is helping communities adapt and prepare.

UK

Myanmar

Philippines
Kenya

Peru

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 This is Chanaet.

She is 11 years old

and lives in Kenya
with her family.

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lives. Recently pe hat Chanaet
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getting worse.
CAFOD is working
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ways to adapt to
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Philippines
In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan hit
the Philippines. It was one of
the strongest storms ever to
hit land.

Many people died. Homes,

schools and roads were
destroyed.
After the storm,
CAFOD worked
with local people
to make sure
they had what
they needed,
like shelter, food
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and water.
Since the storm, CAFOD has been
working alongside people in the
Philippines to help them to rebuild
their lives.

CAFOD has helped people to find

ways to make a living again, by
giving them seeds, tools and
equipment.

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 This is Mary-Faith.
She is seven
years old.

Her family’s house

was destroyed
during Typhoon
Haiyan.

They now have a new home,

funded by CAFOD.

CAFOD has helped many

communities to repair or rebuild
their schools and build new homes
that will cope with future disasters.
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 Cyclones in Myanmar

In Myanmar, cyclones are

common.

In 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit

Myanmar. It was the most
powerful cyclone to ever hit
the country.

Sadly, it killed some people

and many villages were
destroyed.

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 Myanmar

This is Zin Thu Thu. She is eight years old.

Zin Thu Thu goes to

classes with her friends
about how to keep safe
if another emergency
comes.

They have learnt to keep an emergency

bag in case there is a cyclone. They keep
emergency food, water, medicine and
other things in the bag.
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 Myanmar

CAFOD has been working together with the whole of Zin Thu
Thu’s community to find ways to stay safe.

The community practice

emergency drills so they
can prepare for what to do
during a cyclone. It’s a bit
like a fire drill.

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Peru
Many of the world’s tropical
glaciers are found in Peru.
But with a changing
climate, the glaciers are
melting.

The people who live near

these glaciers rely on them
for water.

As the glaciers melt, life is

becoming more challenging
for the people.

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A private company used to
control the water in the lagoon.
Sometimes they would let lots
of water out of the lagoon
gates, which would cause floods
and crops would die. At other
times, they would close the
gates for a long time and crops
would die.

Now the community look after Here the community

the lagoon themselves. are checking the
water quality of the
CAFOD supports them to work rivers and streams
together and learn about their for pollution.
rights and protecting the
environment.

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the impacts of

climate
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