Climate JUStiCe – there’S No eaSy roUteMake your way around the path to understand the ups and downs

of the challenges facing us in terms of climate justice

www.trocaire.orgREF: E12

FiNiShYou have overcome challenges and faced up to climate change! The fight for climate justice can be won!

28You have dramatically reduced your carbon footprint. Well done!

27You have taken part in a march/demonstration for climate justice

26 25Ireland fails to reduce its carbon emissions, which are currently 8.8 metric tons per capita, in comparison to 0.3 metric tons per capita emitted by Kenya

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18 19Trócaire irrigation

schemes allow crops to be grown all year

20 21You have organised

an event in your school/community

encouraging people to take action on climate change. See trocaire.

org/getinvolved/climateaction for

ideas!

2223Too many cars = high carbon emissions. You need to walk more!

17 You share, borrow

and lend, thus reducing your

carbon footprint

16 15Severe flooding causes untold damage to your house

14 Solar panels provide your house with all your electricity

13 You’re thinking about how you consume. You’re buying sustainable fashion and washing clothes at 30˚C. Visit redress.ie for more information

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6 7Sea levels rise by 1 cm.

The Maldives face a very uncertain future.A sea level rise of 0.3 metres renders 17% of Mombasa, Kenya, uninhabitable. Visit

trocaire.org/resources/policyandadvocacy/

feeling-the-heat

8 9If every country

consumed like us we would need

the resources of three planets!

10You have emailed

your local politician to ask what they’re

doing to tackle climate change

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5 You sign up to

CIDSE’s campaign for sustainable lifestyles. Visit

cidse.org/articles/rethinking-

development

4 3 2 New sustainable development goals are agreed. For more information visit sustainabledevelopment.un.org

1 StartBegin your journey for climate justice …

Key

The ladder lets you climb to a higher box

The drainpipe carries you back to a lower box

WorldWide impacts of climate change

Check out the following links for further information:

• sustainabledevelopment.un.org

• data.worldbank.org/indicator/

Links to take action:

• trocaire.org/climatejustice

• cidse.org(jointactioncampaign)

Kenyaco2 emissions 0.3 metric tons per capita

right now• Endemic severe droughts in some

regions, and flooding likely in others.

climate impacts• A sea level rise

of just 0.3 metres would render 17% of Mombasa uninhabitable.malawi

co2 emissions0.1 metric tons per capita

right now• Temperature rises which exceed

global averages are set to exacerbate poverty.

• 92% of Malawians rely on rain-fed sources of water, which are heavily impacted by floods and droughts.

climate impacts• Rising temperatures, leading to

increased risk of drought.

• Late onset of rains will affect food production and increase food poverty.

ethiopiaco2 emissions0.1 metric tons per capita

right now• Massively reliant on rain-fed and

low-tech agriculture.

• Highly vulnerable to climate change

• Growing season has already reduced by 15% in the region.

climate impacts• Increased difficulties accessing

water.

• Large decreases in stable cereal crops.

• More vulnerability to disease.

philippinesco2 emissions0.9 metric tons per capita

right now• Extremely vulnerable to natural

disasters.

• Erratic agricultural production due to climate variability.

climate impacts• Eroded coastlines and coral reef

degradation.

• Increased risk of tropical storms.

irelandco2 emissions 8.8 metric tons per capita

right now• More rainfall during winter months

and heavier downpours during summer months.

• Lengthier heatwaves; six of the ten warmest years in Ireland have occurred since 1990.

climate impacts• More intense storms and rainfall,

and at the same time increased water shortages.

hondurasco2 emissions1.1 metric tons per capita

right now• Highly vulnerable to extreme weather events,

including tropical hurricanes.

• Currently rated the worst affected country in the world by extreme weather events.

climate impacts• Increased water scarcity and

contamination.

• Reduced stable food production risks.

REF: E12

Main Sources:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change:ipcc.chWorld Bank Climate Change:climatechange.worldbank.orgTrócaire:trocaire.org/sites/trocaire/files/resources/policy/feeling-the-heat-2015-1.pdf