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In this series of short films for secondary schools, Ade Adepitan travels to places on the frontline of climate change to see the damage caused and how we can fight it.

Ade scours the globe for the natural and technological fixes that can help us slow climate change and adapt to the changes already taking place.

These clips are suitable for teaching KS3 and KS4 / GCSE geography in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 in Scotland.

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The Solomon Islands and Australia

Sea level rises in the Solomon Islands. video

Ade Adepitan travels to the Solomon Islands to see the dramatic effect rising sea levels are having on local communities.

Sea level rises in the Solomon Islands

Kelp reforestation in Tasmania. video

Ade Adepitan travels to Tasmania to find out about the work being done to protect the carbon-capturing underwater kelp forests.

Kelp reforestation in Tasmania

Renewable energy in Tasmania. video

Ade Adepitan visits a wind farm in Tasmania that will help the island to reach a major milestone: producing all of its electricity from renewable sources.

Renewable energy in Tasmania

Drought in Queensland, Australia. video

Ade Adepitan visits Queensland, where drought has had a devastating effect on the landscape.

Drought in Queensland, Australia

Reducing food waste in Sydney, Australia. video

Ade Adepitan visits Sydney to learn about an organisation that redistributes food that would otherwise be wasted.

Reducing food waste in Sydney, Australia
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Bangladesh and Bhutan

Climate refugees in Dhaka, Bangladesh. video

Ade Adepitan meets climate refugees in Bangladesh, who have been forced by rising sea levels to seek a new life in their capital city of Dhaka.

Climate refugees in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Rising sea levels in Bangladesh. video

Ade Adepitan travels to Bangladesh to find out how a combination of rising sea levels and extreme weather events is affecting life.

Rising sea levels in Bangladesh

Melting glaciers in Bhutan. video

Ade Adepitan visits Bhutan to see the effects of rising temperatures on the glaciers there, and the danger this poses to the communities further down the valleys.

Melting glaciers in Bhutan

Planting trees in Bhutan. video

Ade Adepitan meets Sonam Phuntsho, who has planted more than one hundred thousand trees in Bhutan. Planting trees is one of the cheapest and most effective ways we have of tackling climate change.

Planting trees in Bhutan
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Scandinavia

Peatlands in Sweden. video

Ade Adepitan travels to Sweden to see how restoring peatlands can help us fight climate change.

Peatlands in Sweden

Sustainable power in Copenhagen, Denmark. video

Ade Adepitan travels to CopenHill, an energy plant in Copenhagen that runs on rubbish rather than fossil fuels.

Sustainable power in Copenhagen, Denmark

Hydrogen house in Gothenburg, Sweden. video

Ade Adepitan visits a special house in Gothenburg, which is powered by converting excess summer sun into hydrogen.

Hydrogen house in Gothenburg, Sweden

Rising temperatures in Svalbard. video

Ade Adepitan travels Svalbard to see the effects of rising temperatures on a dog-sled business.

Rising temperatures in Svalbard
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Where next?

Richard Hammond's Wild Weather. collection

In this series of short films, Richard Hammond explores different types of weather and the different principles behind each of them.

Richard Hammond's Wild Weather

Bitesize

Use these Bitesize resources to set homework, independent study tasks or to consolidate learning for your pupils.

Bitesize

Newsround

The latest news stories from Newsround to share in the classroom.

Newsround
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