Why Are the Next 10 Years So Key for Climate Action? Margaret Kuhlow of the World Wildlife Foundation shares her thoughts. Why Global Citizens Should Care The climate crisis particularly threatens people living in poverty. The United Nations urges countries to invest in mitigation and adaptation measures to avert the worst consequences of climate change. You can join us in taking action on this issue here. Analysts have warned that the COVID-19 pandemic, no matter how destabilizing, may just be a “dress rehearsal” for the impending climate crisis. With looming water and food shortages, extreme weather events, and dangerously rising temperatures, the climate crisis threatens to transform every aspect of our lives. But what form that transformation takes is largely up to how countries respond today.