Society
The precarious future of Iraq’s women and the environment 20 years after the invasion
The failure of the state to handle the environmental crisis and provide security for women and NGOs are interconnected legacies of the 2003 Iraq War
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Environment
Climate Change Increases Food Prices in Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change preceded by cyclic droughts and flash floods is already affecting agriculture, a key economic sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. In rural Kenya, Paul Koech, a 37-year-old father of six from the Kapkatet village in Narok County relies on farming...
Society
Angola, Commercial Cattle Farming Creates Hunger Crisis For Thousands
As drought overwhelms parts of southern Angola, many have had to resort to eating lombí – green leaves that grow wild in the bushes. Kalela described how the excessive consumption of these leaves affected her family, saying, “The only thing...
Environment
Are Avocados Responsible For Chile’s Worsening Drought?
In the courtyard of her home in Valparaiso, Chile, Dominga Mondaca pointed to the barren land where the water once irrigated strawberry and citrus plantations. She is one of over 600,000 people who need to be supplied with water since...
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