Climate change impacts many of our lives in terms of voluntary lifestyle adjustments, but for millions around the world it's a life-and-death matter right this minute. Droughts are causing crop failure, floods and storms are threatening and destroying communities, and tropical diseases are rebounding.
Fortunately, vulnerable and poor communities are developing and implementing adaptations that will help them adjust to these grave realities. The Senate has the power to help out with this by including robust international adaptation funding in the climate bill, and we can all help ensure that they do so:
The Day Six campaign is circulating a petition to the Senate, which you can sign here. It reads as follows:
Dear Senators: Until we can stop climate change from worsening, innovation will be the key to protecting lives.
People in vulnerable communities across the world are finding innovative ways to adapt to unpredictable weather patterns and rapidly changing conditions in order to protect their families and livelihoods. But without adequate support, they won't be able to keep up, and 50 years of development gains will be permanently lost.
I urge you to support a climate bill that addresses the root causes of climate change and makes needed investments in vulnerable communities already experiencing its devastating effects.
If we don't take this opportunity to act, countless lives will be lost.