Kilimanjaro | Arctic meltdown | Pacific in Peril

Evidence of Global Warming

Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition
Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the few places in the world where ice and snow can be found on the equator, could lose its entire ice field by 2015 because of climate change. This loss symbolises the fact that climate change may be felt first and hardest by the environment and people of Africa. more

Arctic Meltdown The western Arctic is already warming three to five times faster than the global average and, as a result, the Arctic ice pack is melting. Over the last 40 years ice thickness has declined by more than 40 percent and an area bigger than the Netherlands is disappearing every year with dramatic effect on native peoples and Arctic wildlife. more

Pacific in Peril The Pacific community of nations, once described as 'pearls of priceless beauty and an earthly paradise' are under threat from global warming. The changing climate and rising sea levels are affecting the water supply, food production, fisheries and coastline of these small island states.more

Hear from witnesses of climate change

Climate change witnesses who attended the COP6 'Climate Conference' in the Hague to confront the delegates with their testimonies. Their voices are further evidence that climate change is happening now and is having a direct and dangerous impact on lives and livelihoods. Hear their testomonies in Climate Voices.