"Every single minute, an entire garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean and that number is expected to triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040," said USAID Chief Climate Officer Gillian Caldwell.
According to a recent USAID report, “in the fisheries sector, structural inequalities and harmful social norms put women and girls in vulnerable situations, where they may be affected by and exposed to violence and abuse.”
Plastic is the ocean’s silent killer. It injures, suffocates, entangles, drowns and starves hundreds of marine animals, many of which mistake plastics for food.
With climate experts forecasting that these extreme heat events will grow more frequent and intense, we need urgent action to protect vulnerable communities worldwide.