Oxfam Cymru

“The world’s poorest people are the first hit and worst affected by climate change. Right now, climate change is hitting the poorest people on the planet the hardest. Every day poverty is made worse by the devastating effects of extreme weather. Storms and droughts are destroying homes, and wrecking lives and livelihoods. People living in developing countries are 20 times more likely to be affected by climate-related disasters – such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes – than those of us living in the industrialised world. Unless governments across the world, including the next Welsh Government, prioritise action to tackle climate change, future generations will continue to pay the price through greater hunger, greater health risks and climate related disasters that will result in mass displacement of people. Climate change contributes to a more unstable world in which millions more people will be displaced and forced to flee from home. As a globally responsible nation, it is vital that Wales takes urgent action on both territorial and consumptive emissions of CO2.”