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THE IMPACT OF CLIMAT
CHANGE ON OUR
ENVIRONMENT

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SINCERELY

EYOSIAS KIBEBU

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

TODAY, I STAND BEFORE YOU TO ADDRESS A PRESSING ISSUE THAT

AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ON OUR ENVIRONMENT. THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS ARE
BECOMING INCREASINGLY EVIDENT, AND IT IS HIGH TIME WE TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AND THE URGENT NEED
FOR CHANGE.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET US ACKNOWLEDGE THE UNDENIABLE FACT

THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. THE SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS IS
CLEAR: OUR PLANET IS WARMING AT AN ALARMING RATE, PRIMARILY
DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS AND
DEFORESTATION. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS WARMING ARE FAR-
REACHING AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT ECOSYSTEMS,
ENDANGER SPECIES, AND EVEN THREATEN OUR OWN SURVIVAL.

ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE RISE

IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURES. HEATWAVES ARE BECOMING MORE
INTENSE AND PROLONGED, LEADING TO DROUGHTS AND WATER
SCARCITY IN MANY REGIONS. THIS NOT ONLY AFFECTS AGRICULTURE
AND FOOD PRODUCTION BUT ALSO POSES A THREAT TO HUMAN
HEALTH, PARTICULARLY FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUCH AS THE
ELDERLY AND CHILDREN.

FURTHERMORE, CLIMATE CHANGE HAS RESULTED IN THE MELTING OF

POLAR ICE CAPS AND GLACIERS, LEADING TO RISING SEA LEVELS.
COASTAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE ALREADY
EXPERIENCING THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THIS PHENOMENON
THROUGH INCREASED FLOODING AND EROSION. ENTIRE ISLANDS ARE
AT RISK OF DISAPPEARING, AND DENSELY POPULATED AREAS ARE
FACING THE PROSPECT OF DISPLACEMENT AND LOSS OF HOMES.

BEYOND THESE IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES, CLIMATE CHANGE ALSO

EXACERBATES EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. HURRICANES, TYPHOONS,
AND CYCLONES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE,
CAUSING WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION AND LOSS OF LIFE. WE HAVE
WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THESE
NATURAL DISASTERS, AND IF WE DO NOT ACT SWIFTLY, THEIR
FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO ESCALATE.

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE EXTENDS BEYOND ENVIRONMENTAL

CONCERNS; IT ALSO HAS PROFOUND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
IMPLICATIONS. DISRUPTIONS IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
PRODUCTION CAN LEAD TO FOOD SHORTAGES AND PRICE HIKES,
EXACERBATING POVERTY AND INEQUALITY. MOREOVER, THE COSTS

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ASSOCIATED WITH ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND MITIGATING
ITS EFFECTS ARE SUBSTANTIAL, STRAINING NATIONAL BUDGETS AND
DIVERTING RESOURCES THAT COULD BE INVESTED IN EDUCATION,
HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. WE STILL HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY TO REVERSE THE COURSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND
PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. BY
TRANSITIONING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, PROMOTING
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND ADOPTING GREEN TECHNOLOGIES, WE
CAN REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.

INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS MATTER TOO. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY

CONSERVING ENERGY, REDUCING WASTE, AND ADVOCATING FOR
SUSTAINABLE POLICIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IT IS CRUCIAL TO
RECOGNIZE THAT ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRES
COLLECTIVE EFFORT AND GLOBAL COOPERATION. GOVERNMENTS,
BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS MUST COME TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND POLICIES THAT PRIORITIZE THE
PRESERVATION OF OUR PLANET.

IN CONCLUSION, THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON OUR

ENVIRONMENT IS UNDENIABLE AND DEMANDS OUR IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE THE WARNING SIGNS ANY
LONGER. LET US STAND UNITED IN THE FACE OF THIS GLOBAL
CHALLENGE AND WORK TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR
OURSELVES, OUR CHILDREN, AND ALL LIVING BEINGS ON EARTH.

THANK YOU.