Climate Change: Already the Next Crisis

Climate Change: Already the Next Crisis

This blog post was written by Megan Henderson, our Senior Communications & Events Officer.

Five Talents’ mission is not to address climate change or advocate for climate justice. But the Savings Group members our partners support are disproportionately affected by climate change. For Savings Groups, climate change isn’t the next crisis - it is a real challenge they are already facing every day. Currently in northern Kenya, two years of extended drought is causing hunger and conflict among communities. Our partners in Marsabit have reported food scarcity and seen an increased burden for women as primary caretakers of their families. At the same time, 22 of South Sudan’s 78 counties are experiencing flooding with 466,000 people affected. 

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) begins on the 31st October. The nearly two week conference is sure to raise complex questions around what we can do about climate change, but often the voices and perspectives missing from these conversations are from the communities who are already facing climate change’s adverse effects like drought, flooding and unreliable weather patterns. We sat down (virtually) with three expert panelists to hear them describe what problems climate change is presenting across Africa, and to ask them what are the solutions? 

Watch our virtual panel below featuring: Philip Macloud (Team Environment Kenya), Claire Nasike (Greenpeace Africa) and Jackie Opera (SciDev.Net) - and share it with others to continue the discussion on climate justice. Contact us if you have any further questions.