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…And the world’s poor, who are least responsible for climate change, bear an unfair burden of the impacts – though all of us will be affected. What needs to change? With swift action to rapidly eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, we can limit temperature rise and prevent its most dangerous outcomes. In 2015, nearly 200 countries signed an agreement in Paris to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but we have not acted fast enough. The coming decade will be…

…reliable supplies of water, especially the poor. We can ensure access to safe drinking water, sanitation for all, and sustainable use of water in agriculture and industry by treating it as a precious resource and conserving and managing it in a fair and sustainable way. Access to clean water is a growing challenge More and more people lack clean water for drinking, washing and irrigating crops. Sometimes this is because there simply isn’t enough water, or because it is overused,…

…who contribute least to environmental harm often suffer its worst effects. Equity and fairness are also often at the heart of solutions. We cannot solve global warming, for example, without facing questions of who is most responsible for it. And women’s rights must take a central place: When women are educated and empowered, we see better environmental outcomes. Environment, Social Justice Cannot be Separated The overuse of natural resources by industrialized nations means that poorer countries have paid a heavy…