With the recent news of a second year the Pakistan flooding has been suggested to be a consequence of global climate change.
In the developed world, mostly, we are not directly affected by climate change, Australia arguably being the exception. Until this happens, we all know cutting down on road travel, recycling more etc is probably a good idea, but we are less likely to actually make concious changes to our lifestyles until we see direct benefits.
Climate Change Video
This video about climate change has been produced to introduce the serious issues surrounding climate change and global warming that has dramatic effects on the poor in developing countries and the third world.
In December the United Nations will hold a confrerence climate change Copenhagen to strike a fair deal for everyone invloved with and affected by climate change.
There are many things you can do to take action and slow the effects of climate change to improve the lives of many people around the world.
If you want to find out more details you can look at the Oxfam website which has in depth resources to help you understand and ideas about how you can get involved and act now to stop global warming.
Here's a thoughtful link to climate change Copenhagen video
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