Climate change is having profound impacts on the tropics, a region characterised by its warm climate and biodiversity-rich ecosystems. Rising temperatures in these areas are causing more heatwaves, changing weather patterns, and intensifying storms and cyclones. The warmer climate is also affecting rainfall distribution, causing more severe droughts in some areas while increasing the risk of flooding in others. These changes threaten agricultural productivity, which is critical for the livelihoods of millions of people living in tropical regions. Additionally, climate change is putting immense pressure on tropical ecosystems, such as rainforests and coral reefs, which are already vulnerable to deforestation, pollution, and overfishing. The loss of biodiversity in these ecosystems could have cascading effects, disrupting food chains and reducing the resilience of these environments to further changes. As a result, the tropics face the dual challenge of adapting to climate change while mitigating its impacts to preserve both human and ecological health.
