Drought in the Amazon!

It's an ominous sign: drought in the world's largest rainforest. But in the context of climate change its perhaps not that surprising.

The impacts of climate change – such as severe drought – combined with deforestation threaten to transform the Amazon rainforest from a valuable asset in the fight to stop climate change - into a source of emissions that speed it up. Stopping deforestation will help to protect the Amazon and ensure it remains a valuable carbon sink that will help us mitigate the consequences of climate change.

Due to a severe drought, hundreds of dead fish lay on the dried bed of river Manaquiri. In contrast to the record flood that hit the region earlier in the year, intense ebb tides leave the river Manaquiri dry and kill thousands of fish.

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The impacts of climate change – such as severe drought – combined with deforestation threaten to transform the Amazon rainforest from a valuable asset in the fight to stop climate change - into a source of emissions that speed it up. Stopping deforestation will help to protect the Amazon and ensure it remains a valuable carbon sink that will help us mitigate the consequences of climate change.

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