Climate Change

In the more than 35 countries where we work, Mercy Corps is asking how climate change impacts the people we serve — and how we can help them address it.

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Climate change is worsening an already unprecedented scarcity of resources, including water and arable land in some of the world's most volatile and impoverished regions. Mercy Corps sees climate change as a threat to the communities we serve, but we also view it as an economic opportunity, particularly for youth.

Cool Carbon ›

Help confront climate change while creating jobs in some of the world's poorest places by donating to small, innovative projects in the developing world. Your contribution to Cool Carbon provides seed money for seven climate-friendly initiatives.

Blog Post: Seminal moments in Copenhagen ›

The UN Climate Change Conference has had its peaks and troughs.

Blog Post: Climate change adaptation — making sense of the data maze ›

On December 14 at 9 A.M. here at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Mercy Corps was part of a presentation hosted by the U.S. delegation.

Blog Post: Getting ready for REDD ›

Mercy Corps in interested in Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) to help forest-based and dependent communities access funds that rightfully should belong to them.

Blog Post: People — and worlds — converge in Copenhagen ›

The flow of humanity, from almost every nation on Earth — women and men from seemingly every ethnicity, religion, age group on the planet —have come here to talk about climate change.

Edinburgh Hotel Helps Deliver Life Support to Colombia’s Poor ›

Country: Colombia

Top Edinburgh hotel Ten Hill Place, which is owned by the city’s Royal College of Surgeons, has partnered with Mercy Corps to launch a new initiative aimed at powering essential healthcare services fo

Blog Post: Gearing up for the climate change concert ›

Country: India

Ahead of the "Say It's Possible" Climate Change Concert in Srinagar, I thought I'd share the poster and radio spot that Terra Naomi recorded for us.

Say it's Possible ›

Country: India

On Dec. 7, while the world’s leaders gather in Copenhagen, YouTube sensation Terra Naomi will perform a special concert in India's ecologically sensitive Kashmir Valley. Join Mercy Corps and Terra Naomi's efforts to fight climate change on behalf of the world's poor.

Blog Post: Copenhagen and beyond — your planet needs YOU! ›

It is becoming increasingly apparent that a global climate deal is not going to emerge from the UN Climate Change talks in Copenhagen. But what can you do?

Promoting Fuel-Efficiency in Darjeeling ›

Country: India

Mercy Corps is aiming to address poverty by helping poor communities use fuel more efficiently.

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Donate $48: enough to train three displaced women in Congo how to build wood-efficient cookstoves that help preserve forest resources
Donate $110: enough to plant 20 trees in a deforested area of Colombia, as well as teach displaced populations how to create tree nurseries

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Climate change is a growing threat to human society. As it throws natural systems further out of balance, poor nations and communities feel the effect most severely because they lack the resources and support to adapt.

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