Over the last 50 years, the frequency of climate-related disasters has increased five-fold. This is expected to worsen, and the people hit hardest are the world’s poorest. But there are ways to adapt.
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For over 50 years, we’ve been working across Asia, Africa and Latin America to tackle some of the world’s toughest problems. We put ingenious, practical, locally relevant ideas into action so that people in poverty can change their world and build a stronger, climate-resilient future.
Together with our supporters and donors, we’ve empowered people to establish reliable incomes and safer, more inclusive working conditions. Our work with coffee farmers in Peru and Bolivia is a great example of how we create a fairer economy for small-scale producers. We’ve supported vulnerable communities in coping with the harsh reality of our changing climate, like in Sudan, where we supported communities to regreen the desert. Elsewhere, we’ve brought new skills and knowledge to fuel aspirations, as well as supporting waste workers to clean up cities and rivers in Bangladesh, and powering-up the lives of refugees with greener energy.
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Imagine a world where agriculture and cities enhance the health and wellbeing of both people and planet; where clean energy transforms lives, creates job opportunities and enables productive, profitable farming; where secure incomes are possible and climate resilience is a way of life and a core part of national policies.
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