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Enough is ENOUGH
Campaign Message
Let’s end child hunger today

The facts

The climate crisis affects everyone. Girls and boys in vulnerable communities are the most affected, even though they are not responsible for it. 

Climate change is a threat multiplier:

  • Climate-related shocks and risks exacerbate inequalities between children in terms of health, education and long-term development outcomes.
  • Threatened livelihoods and competition for scarce resources triggered by changing climate put millions of children at increased risk of violence.
  • Women and girls are particularly vulnerable to climate change due to pre-existing gender inequalities and social norms.
  • More frequent and severe natural hazards are amplifying already high levels of humanitarian need globally.
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Nearly 1 billion

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children live in countries at high risk of environmental hazards
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130 million

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additional people will be pushed into poverty due to climate change by 2030.
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7.3 million children

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newly displaced as consequence of natural disasters during 2021

Climate change wreaks havoc, increasing people’s vulnerability to humanitarian crises. Sea levels are rising, glaciers are shrinking and agricultural land is degrading due to expanding deserts. Climate change must be addressed or the consequences will be dire. Droughts will become more intense, land degradation and desertification will increase, and the hunger crisis will worsen.

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739 million children

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about 1 in 3, already live in areas exposed to high water scarcity.
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45 million people

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are currently at extreme risk of famine
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3.2 billion people

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are affected by land degradation.

Why it is important to us

World Vision believes every child deserves a healthy and safe environment now and a sustainable future. 
We want to ensure that all children can enjoy these rights.

We are an organisation working in countries and communities that have been severely impacted by environmental degradation and climate change. We are greatly worried about what we observe and hear. As a global organisation present in 100 countries, we have unique access to grassroots communities the world over. They have been telling us for years that things are worsening, that the seasons are unreliable. We are working hard to respond to climate change and disasters. We are partnering with others to build their resilience and prepare them for crises. When such events occur, we are ready to help.

To demonstrate our commitment to addressing climate change, World Vision is a member of the following climate change coalitions:

  • The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) coordinated UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration 
  • The Humanitarian Charter on Climate Change
  • The International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PARD) together with the UNEP Faith for Earth Coalition

 Learn about our programmes and approaches

New challenges, tensions, conflicts, and disasters, are all fuelled by climate change. So new thinking, new programmatic responses and greater agility are needed to respond to our fast-changing world. We are partnering with children to act now. Our programmes focus on environmental stewardship and climate action. This will lead to positive outcomes for the wellbeing of children.

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55,484 people

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supported by World Vision Ireland climate-specific programmes in 2023
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78,942 trees

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planted in 2023
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8,707 people

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trained on financial literacy or sustainable resource management in 2023
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Current - NOURISH

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 Julieta planting a new culture of cassava resistant to drought

Current - ARDHI Tanga

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nepal income 2019

Current - Area Programmes

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Team at COP 26

Past - SAUTI Youth

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Boy and girl from Uganda lying in the ground

Past - CC4GG Uganda

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Members of a Bee Keepers Group in Eswatini (Swaziland) join together to harvest the first hives that were provided to help diversify their family incomesMembers of a Bee Keepers Group in Eswatini (Swaziland) join together to harvest the first hives that were provided to help diversify their family incomes
Economic development and livelihoods approaches

Empowering communities to provide for themselves and prosper is central to the agricultural development work World Vison does. 

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Veronica from Kenya and her husband Cosmas and the family at their home
Family and community centered approaches

Through family and community-centered approaches, we focus on behaviour change, systems strengthening, and advocacy at various levels to break the cycle of vulnerability.

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Community members in Garissa take part in a climate-smart agriculture training.
Food security and resilient agriculture approaches

To reduce hunger, improving agriculture on small farms is critical. We support farmers with drought resistant seeds, and promote the adoption of farming methods appropriate to the climate in order to help communities increase crop production.

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Promoting social accountability approaches

The Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) project model has been used across over 50 countries since 2005 to help communities hold their local and national governments accountable, and work with them to improve services. It aims to encourage children and youth participation in community decision-making processes, as World Vision believes that creating spaces for children's activism has a transformative impact on their lives and has the power to change society for the better.

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Sustainable management of natural resources

It is critical that the natural resource base on which small farming depends is protected and developed. We support communities to farm and manage natural resources in a sustainable way, to prevent soil erosion, maintain soil fertility, and use water more efficiently. 

Find out more about our positions

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The Impact of Climate Change on Nutrition

How does climate change cause food insecurity and malnutrition in children?
A World Vision Ireland policy brief.

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Climate impacts on conflict, community tensions, and hunger.

Rising Storms 

Climate impacts on conflict, community tensions, and hunger.
A World Vision International report.

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Children and young people’s participation in climate action

How to enable their right to participate? 
A World Vision Ireland policy brief.

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ENOUGH is ENOUGH

Let's end child hunger and malnutrition now. 

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How we use funds

How do we use each euro donated?
89%
Programmes

that benefit children, families, and communities in need

8%
Administration Expenses

to enable us to carry out our work

3%
Fundraising

that supports our valuable work around the world