displacement

Life after Kenya’s floods of 2024

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In the shadow of the Nairobi skyline, the sprawling, informal settlement of Mathare bears the scars of nature’s fury colliding with vulnerable humans. The March-to-May rainy season of 2024 brought torrential downpours that devastated this community along the Mathare River, claiming lives and property. On 24 April, floods swept through the Kenyan capital’s second-largest slum. … Read more

Climate Change Could Force 113mln Africans to Flee Their Homes by 2050 (report)

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(Ecofin Agency) – The report emphasizes that the relationship between conflict and climate change on the continent creates a complicated situation that worsens humanitarian crises and leads to widespread displacement. By 2050, around 113 million Africans may be forced to leave their homes and lands due to extreme weather events caused by climate change, according … Read more