Watch these videos to understand the impacts the climate crisis is having on people’s lives and hear Ineza, Shreya, Gabriel, Gladys and Solomon call for action.

Ineza Umuhoza Grace

Ineza Umuhoza Grace share’s how increasing floods are forcing agricultural-based communities in Rwanda to leave their homes and land for shared accommodation elsewhere.

Ineza believes that youth powered climate action can bring the injustice of the climate crisis to the fore.

You can read more from Ineza over on her blog.

You can also read a transcript to this video here.

Shreya K.C.

In this video, Shreya K.C. shares how the melting of the Himalayan glaciers is causing lakes in Nepal to overflow leading to flooding which destroys entire villages. 

Shreya calls on world leaders to ensure that loss and damage finance and technological support are provided. 

You can read more from Shreya over on her blog.

You can also read a transcript to this video here.

Gabriel Kpaka

In this video, Gabriel Kpaka shares how climate change means communities in Sierra Leone now face harsher droughts followed by floods and mudslides wiping away everything in their path.

Gabriel calls on richer polluting nations to provide finance for loss and damage.

You can read more from Gabriel over on his blog.

You can also read a transcript to this video here.

Gladys Habu and Solomon Yeo

Gladys and Solomon share their experience of the impacts of the climate crisis in the Solomon Islands

They call on governments to recognise loss and damage and provide urgently needed financial and technological support to those most affected.

You can read more from Gladys over on her blog.

You can also read a transcript to this video here.

These animations were originally produced by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).