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The climate crisis is washing away crops and destroying clean, safe water sources

With the climate crisis bearing down on them, people like Adriana (pictured above) are at risk of being left without food or clean safe drinking water.

Extreme weather events like cyclones and floods are becoming more frequent and ferocious, because of the climate crisis. With each cyclone, flood or king tide, gardens are inundated and precious crops and freshwater sources are destroyed.

Adriana is resourceful and resilient, but with disaster constantly looming it’s becoming harder and harder to grow the food she and her family rely on.

“Climate change is affecting our gardens. The sea rising has filled all our gardens and we do not have food to eat. When we go to the garden, it is already spoilt”

— Adriana Wale, Kwailau, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands

“Climate change is affecting our gardens. The sea rising has filled all our gardens and we do not have food to eat. When we go to the garden, it is already spoilt”

— Adriana Wale, Kwailau, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands

There are solutions

The communities of Solomon Islands are strong. With the right tools, training and advocacy, they will build resilience to the effects of the climate crisis. With your help, we can work with partners to:

Prepare ‒

By powering education programs that will teach people how to raise their gardens above the waterline.

Adapt ‒

By supporting safe water projects that will help communities get access to drinking water that is not tainted by seawater.

Respond ‒

By assisting communities to relocate facilities away from low lying coastal areas.

Help us support communities most vulnerable to the climate crisis

Take action

Together we can support communities in Solomon Islands to continue to thrive alongside the waters they call home.

Take action

Together we can support communities in Solomon Islands to continue to thrive alongside the waters they call home.

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