Drought in Burkina Faso happens ever more frequently. In 2005 millions faced food shortages as a result.
The UK is the first country to introduce a law to cut carbon emissions, but there’s a real danger that the law won’t be tough enough to get our emissions under control. Tearfund is campaigning for a tougher Bill, along with other members of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition.
Poor communities are already suffering the effects of our past and current emissions - we need to do all we can now to protect their future.
The government consultation on the draft Climate Change Bill closed on 12 June - many thanks to all those who wrote a letter to David Miliband.
Over the past few months, three Parliamentary committees have examined the draft Bill and reported to government. To read a summary of the findings made by these committees and to find out whether they have come out in support of Tearfund's demands click here.
The Bill will now be re-written before it goes through Parliament in the autumn, when there will be lots more campaigning opportunities.
See below for details of we want to see in the Bill, or click here to read our four-page briefing.