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To achieve climate sustainability requires implementing policies and practices that support vulnerable communities in adapting to the changing climate and breaking the cycle of poverty. Tackling climate change and poverty together is critical for building a more equitable and sustainable future.
Impact of Climate Change on Poverty
Impact of Climate Change on Poverty
The facts: How climate change affects people living in poverty
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Mercy Corps
Format: Blog post with photos and short, silent video with on-screen text
Climate change and poverty: the perfect storm
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: World Bank Latin America & Caribbean Blog
Format: Blog post (available in English & Spanish)
Audience: Adult
Source: IPCC 6th Assessment (2022), Working Group 2
Format: Report chapter (PDF)
Cycle of Climate Change and Poverty
Cycle of Climate Change and Poverty
Why Climate Change and Poverty Are Inextricably Linked
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Global Citizen
Format: Article with audio option, photos, and links to related articles.
Poverty and Climate Change: Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor through Adaptation (2009)
Audience: Adult
Source: World Bank
Format: White paper (PDF)
Climate Shocks: Estimates of People Exposed, Vulnerable, and at High Risk
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: World Bank: Poverty
Format: Summary of working paper, with photo, infographic, and links to resources
No Poverty (SDG 1)
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: World Bank ATLAS of Sustainable Development Goals 2023
Format: Animated data story with infographics, explanatory text and links. Available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic
Strategies to Address Effects of Climate Change on Poverty
Strategies to Address Effects of Climate Change on Poverty
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UN Climate Action
Format: Informative text and photos with links to additional information
Audience: Adult
Source: World Bank: Understanding Poverty
Format: White paper
A 5-step rapid approach to climate resilient investment planning
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Format: Article with links
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Source: Oxfam
Format: Educational resources on addressing inequality and climate change effects
Social Protection to Address Climate Change
Social Protection to Address Climate Change
Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Financial Inclusion: A New Agenda
Audience: Adult
Source: CGAP
Format: White paper (PDF)
Climate Resilience through Social Protection
Audience: Adult
Source: Global Center on Adaptation
Format: White paper (PDF)
Audience: Adult
Source: SocialProtection.org
UNDP's Social Protection Offer 2.0
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Development Programme
Format: Vision statement and proposed action (PDF)
Framework of Milestones and Indicators for Community-Based Adaptation
Audience: Adult
Source: CARE Climate Justice Center
Format: Action plan (PDF)
Poverty Eradication through Education & Skill Development
Poverty Eradication through Education & Skill Development
Education is key to addressing climate change
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Climate Action
Format: Informative text with links to resources
Three reasons climate change education is critical for adaptation and resilience
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UN Development Programme blog
Format: Informative text with photos
Four ways education can fight climate change
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Format: Informative text
Greening Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Audience: Adult
Source: UNESCO Digital Library
Format: Guide for educational administrators (PDF)
Invest in climate education to build a better workforce for a greener future
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: International Labour Organization
Format: News article
Microfinance to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change
Microfinance to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change
Microfinance and Climate Change
Audience: Adult
Source: Passarelles-FinDev Gateway of CGAP
Format: Special issue journal, 2015 (PDF)
Audience: Adult
Source: UN Climate Change
Format: News story with photographs, infographics, and embedded video
In Latin America, farmers use microfinance to fight climate change
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: ReliefWeb
Format: News release with photographs
Where It Matters Most: Smart climate financing for the hardest hit people
Audience: Adults
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Format: White paper (PDF)
Entrepreneurship & Job Creation
Entrepreneurship & Job Creation
Energizing entrepreneurs to tackle climate change
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UN Climate Change
Format: White paper (PDF)
Environmental entrepreneurs could help solve the climate crisis
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Global Center on Adaptation
Format: Text with photographs
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: International Labour Organization
Format: Descriptive text with embedded animated video
Building the Youth Adaptation Movement
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Global Center on Adaptation
Format: Program description with embedded video
Videos
Videos
Preparing for crisis: investing in climate adaptation and disaster resilience
Audience: Adult
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development YouTube channel
Format: Webinar
Gender Responsive Climate Finance
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC YouTube Channel
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation, SDGs and Disaster Risk Reduction
Audience: Adult
Source: Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform YouTube Channel
Teaching Materials
Teaching Materials
Wangari Maathai & Deforestation
Audience: Teens
Source: Subject to Climate
Format: Lesson plan with Google Slides, video, and worksheet
The Effects of Climate Change on Migration, Health, and
Audience: Adults
Source: Harvard University Global Health Education and Learning Incubator
Format: Lesson for university students with links to professional readings
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