How is climate change a threat to nations?
I can explain the human and environmental impact of climate change on nations.
How is climate change a threat to nations?
I can explain the human and environmental impact of climate change on nations.
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Key learning points
- Climate change drives species extinction, habitat loss, and soil erosion, worsening the environmental crisis.
- Positive action is happening at individual, group, and government levels to combat climate change.
- Climate change impacts human rights, with vulnerable communities facing food insecurity, health risks, and displacement.
- Resource scarcity from climate change threatens global stability, increasing the risk of conflict and civil unrest.
Keywords
Climate change - the long-term changes in the Earth's weather patterns and temperatures, often caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and pollution
Human rights - basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to
Resource scarcity - the limited availability of natural resources, such as food, water, fuel, and raw materials, which are required to meet the needs of the population
Common misconception
Climate change only affects the environment.
Climate change also impacts human rights, causing issues like food insecurity, displacement, and health risks, particularly for vulnerable communities.
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Starter quiz
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people have been forced from their homes due to climate change.
and in 2025, it has 193 Member States.
Côte d'Ivoire due to a breakdown in the Government.
Exit quiz
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the limited amount of natural resources such as food and fuel
the process of a species no longer existing
the natural home of a plant or animal species