About This Lesson
Climate change is harmful in many different ways. This learning journey from CFR Education covers:
- Climate Impacts Vary Across the World
- Protecting Global Food and Water Supplies in a Warming World
- How to Address the Economic Costs of Climate Change
- How Climate Change Reduces Biodiversity
- Climate Change Threatens to Displace Many People
- How Climate Change Threatens National Security
- How Climate Change Affects Our Health
- How Climate Change Worsens Inequality
This resource comprehensively explains how in a globalized world, harm in one region can have negative consequences in others, so policymakers are searching for ways to address the effects of climate change at home and abroad. There are major challenges to climate adaptation, but there are many opportunities for leaders to build a stronger, more sustainable world.
CFR Education, the educational arm of the Council on Foreign Relations, helps middle, high school, and higher education students understand and engage with today’s most pressing global issues. With over 700 free, nonpartisan, multimedia teaching and learning resources, CFR Education’s supplemental materials help students gain the knowledge, skills, and perspective needed to navigate today’s interconnected world. CFR Education also provides professional development and programming opportunities to support educators as they take on this crucial work.
