Drought and cyclones hit Somaliland; Kenya mobilises money to tackle changing weather; and the secrecy around cutting girls among Colombia’s Emberáwhether you are viewing this on the web and would prefer to pick up it in your inbox every two weeks,register for the email editionWhen politicians meet in Paris next week to negotiate a global climate deal, their commitments will maintain far-reaching consequences. Pastoralist communities in Somaliland are among those who maintain a vital stake in the talks, or as a changing climate continues to maintain a devastating impact. Clár Ní Chonghaile visited Somaliland and met people reeling from drought and cyclones in a region that “could be considered the canary in the mine of a world that is getting hotter,and where extreme weather is becoming more common”.
Meanwhile in Kenya, climate funds maintain been mobilised to create programmes to help farmers become more resilient in the face of changing weather patterns. Read about the projects helping women regenerate trees, or harvest rainwater and grow more diverse crops.
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Source: theguardian.com