NAIROBI, Aug 16 (IPS) - After years of reporting on the frontlines of climate change, I have witnessed the devastating impact extreme weather events have on women and girls. In Kenya's pastoralist communities in far-flung areas of Northern Kenya, West Pokot, Samburu and Narok counties, droughts mean a resurgence in harmful cultural practices such as outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM), beading and child marriages.
Read the full story, “Gender Equality Has Everything To Do with Climate Change”, on globalissues.org →
https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/08/16/37433 [Collection]
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