Saturday 28 November 2015

Climate Change and Safe Water

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/27/opinions/rall-climate-agreement-everyones-business/

Hello, i found this article on CNN, that once again talks about water issues in Kenya, however touches on the subject of climate change. It states how during the Paris Climate Change conference this year, access to clean water and human rights for women will be one of the top debates. The article smartly illustrates the circumstances of a young girl named Mathilda, that lives in Turkana, North Western Kenya, to allow the reader to empathise with the difficulties faced for these poor communities due to the rise in climate change.

"...Climate change makes certain water sources less reliable, women and girls will have to walk farther every day. And according to a recent World Bank study on Climate change, children in Africa affected by drought are less likely to complete primary school..."


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