The last 150 years have been marked by incredible transformations for the planet and for humanity, changing the way we produce our consumer goods, how we move around, how we socialize.
We feel the benefits of these transformations in our daily lives, but we also feel their negative effects, which are becoming more and more evident every day.
The planet is experiencing significant climate change, mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels that power our industries, our homes and our means of transport and which are the basis of our current lifestyle.
The average temperature on the Earth's surface has increased by around 1.1ºC since then, causing so-called extreme weather events: melting of the polar ice caps, rising sea levels, intense rain and drought.
More than 70% of the Earth's surface is made up of seas and oceans, so they absorb most of the heat resulting from global warming.
Rising ocean temperatures are accelerating the melting of polar ice caps, creating a cascade of events.
The water resulting from the melting of the polar ice caps raises sea levels, which in turn increases erosion of coastal areas on continents and flooding in these areas, in addition to causing small islands to disappear due to submersion. This will lead to a natural migration towards the interior of the continents. Small coastal or island countries will suffer more, as they will be affected sooner and will have their territorial areas reduced, directly impacting their economies.
Higher evaporation and precipitation rates, resulting from rising temperatures, cause some regions to become wetter and others drier, directly impacting agribusiness.
Some countries are already suffering from extreme weather events today.
