https://tube.grossholtz.net/videos/watch/a301f0c6-8f1c-414b-b2ab-291b31c96402 Climate change doesn't just melt ice caps, it also fuels conflict, corruption and division worldwide, explains TED Fellow and journalist Peter Schwartzstein. From droughts in Syria to rising seas in Bangladesh, he explores how climate stress escalates existing social instabilities — and underscores why every effort to curb a warming world matters, no matter how small. (Recorded at TED Fellows Films on July 2, 2020) If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: https://ted.com/membership Follow TED! X: https://twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Watch more: https://go.ted.com/peterschwartzstein https://youtu.be/GTmQF2ABid0 TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com #TED #TEDTalks #climatechange Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:05:37 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.grossholtz.net https://tube.grossholtz.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://tube.grossholtz.net/videos/watch/a301f0c6-8f1c-414b-b2ab-291b31c96402 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.grossholtz.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.