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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.

Addressing the Impact of Climate Change in Indonesian Slums ›

Country: Indonesia

Mercy Corps, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Urban and Regional Development Institute (URDI) today announced a partnership to address the potentially dire effects that climate change will have on the poorest people in Indonesia’s cities.

One Table: Simple things can make the biggest difference in the DRC ›

Country: DR Congo

It's hard to sum up Congo's years of conflict, more than five million conflict-related deaths, thousands of displaced people, and the beauty of the country and its people in a few words.

Blog Post: The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction — Day 5 ›

Today, at the last day of the Platform, I took advantage of a fascinating early session to understand what is being done about legal frameworks for disaster response.

Blog Post: The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction — Day 4 ›

It is always nice when things you are really interested in come together. Today, on day 4 of the Global Platform, those things were the Sphere guidelines and disaster risk reduction.

Blog Post: The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction — Day 3 ›

It seems that the second full day of a conference generates more substantive discussion and thought than the first day, and this was certainly the case at the Global Platform today.

Blog Post: Riding the green wave ›

Harnessing innovation and community engagement, Mercy Corps has created programs that benefit both the environment and some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

How Much to Offset Your Carbon? ›

How much would it cost to offset the carbon emissions for your transportation and travel? Here are a few suggested numbers for you to pinpoint a donation amount.

Leading Businesses, Cities and Non-Profits Join "Together" to Fight Climate Change ›

Country: United States

Together unites brands, cities and non-profits to make it easier for every American to fight climate change.

Turning Trash into Cash ›

Country: Ethiopia

With support from Mercy Corps and a local organization called Women in Self-Employment (WISE), Tafessu and her neighbors are finding a way to transform potato skins and fruit peels into fuel.

Frequently Asked Questions: Our Carbon Footprint ›

This question and answer series details Mercy Corps' recent Climate Change Impact Assessment, also known as "Our Carbon Footprint."

Climate Change:
How You Can Help

  • 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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