Climate change is undoubtedly one of the most discussed issues in climate conferences and policy debates around the world. The realization that global warming is the primary cause of climate change continues to persuade people to find ways to reduce or mitigate the effects it has on the earth. Global warming occurs naturally, but man-made causes, which are mainly human activities, contribute to this effect. The release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide by humans has led to a 0.6°C increase in global temperature (Walther et al., 2002). This implies that different life forms are affected in one way or another given the effect of temperature on life. Various species of flora and fauna have and continue to suffer the effects of climate change. Coral reefs are one of the marine water features that have been affected by climate change. This has led to destruction through coral bleaching and increased mortality, especially due to warming seas causing increased seawater levels (Bakerl, Glynn & Riegl, 2008). An increase in global temperature also increases ocean acidification (Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2007). These events destroy coral reefs causing significant declines in other marine organisms that depend on the reef. This implies that climate change is among the most destructive environmental elements affecting coral reef populations in the world. To understand how climate change affects coral reef populations, it is important to consider several ecological processes that occur due to climate change, the most common of which is rising global temperatures. Results of several studies investigating the role of climate change in coral reef destruction. Sea Acids...... in the center of the paper ......higher up: can we do something about it?. National geographic. Retrieved November 11, 2013: http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-sea-level-rise/Obura, D. (2005). Resilience and climate change: lessons from coral reefs and bleaching in the western Indian Ocean. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 63, 353–372. Obura, D. & Grimsditch, D. (2009). Coral reefs, climate change and resilience: an action agenda from the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, ​​Spain. Neptune: IUCN.Smith, V. & Buddemeier, W. (1992). Global change and coral ecosystems. Anna. Rev. Ecol. Syst, 23, 89-118. Sutthacheepn, M. et al. (2013). Impacts of the 1998 and 2010 mass coral bleaching events on the western Gulf of Thailand. Deep-Sea Research II, 96, 25–31. Walther, G. et al. (2002). Ecological responses to recent climate changes. Nature, 416, 389-395.