In Africa, the burden of climate change falls heavily on the shoulders of women, children, and persons with disabilities. Unfortunately, climate change negotiators and policymakers tend to overlook persons with disabilities more than any other demographic, says Nancy Marangu from the Chemichemi Foundation.
For generations, farming in Viet Nam’s Mekong Delta has depended on a delicate bargain. The river flooded, retreated and flooded again, carrying freshwater and sediment across a flat landscape whose vast fields helped turn the country into one of the world’s leading rice exporters.
A new Kenyan initiative, the Soil Mapping for Resilient Agrifood systems (SoilFER) programme, is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.
New York is raising East River Park by up to 10 feet as part of a major coastal resilience project designed to protect more than 110,000 residents from rising seas and future storms, offering a model for how cities can adapt to climate change.