“Climate change is here”

Posted by Louise Finan in Concern Blog | 7 September 2009 | 0 comments

Journalist John Vidal recently visited Moyale, Kenya, with Concern to see how the prolonged drought has been affecting the communities there.

Moyale in Kenya runs dry. Photograph: Sarah Elliott/EPA www.guardian.co.uk
Many of these communities are losing their livestock by the day and are fearful of what the future will hold.

Emergency

We’re currently responding to the emergency in Moyale by distributing food vouchers and providing treatment to severely malnourished children.

Bleak prospects

John Vidal’s article about the crisis is entitled “Climate change is here, it is a reality.” In it, he writes, “As one devastating drought follows another, the future is bleak for millions in east Africa.” Read the full article.

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