When Climate Policy Fails on the Ground
Climate change is causing droughts and food shortages and, as a result, is having a huge impact on people's lives. For instance, in Malawi, it's resulting in around 1.5 million girls as young as 13 facing the possibility of an early marriage because their families cannot feed them, writes Aspen Fellow Esther Ngumbi.
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Africa:
When Climate Policy Fails on the Ground
The Aspen Institute, 14 December 2017
Climate change is causing droughts and food shortages and, as a result, is having a huge impact on people’s lives. For instance, in Malawi, it’s resulting in around 1.5… Read more »
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