What happens in the Arctic will influence the rest of our planet. Without urgent action to slash greenhouse gas emissions, the world will continue to feel the effects of a warming Arctic. For areas around the world—even thousands of kilometres south of the Arctic—this will mean rising sea levels, changing temperature and precipitation patterns, and more severe weather events.

 

In the Arctic, changes due to the climate crisis are already causing nature to break down, causing risks to the livelihoods, health and cultural identities of Indigenous and local communities.

 

These changes, many of which are irreversible, will result in a very different Arctic than the one we have been used to.