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Bottom-up development strategies

Helping LICs adapt to climate change

As global temperatures increase, some parts of the world face increased risk of drought, and local communities, charities and governments are working together to implement bottom-up strategies to help adapt to and mitigate climate change. This article introduces you to examples of bottom-up projects in three lowerincome countries (LICs), in Kenya, Afghanistan and Malawi.

Earth Smiles built to capture rainwater
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The effects of climate change are often felt the hardest in LICs, by people who depend on natural resources for their livelihoods, for example, farming, fishing and forestry.

In southern Kenya, climate change has contributed to 5 consecutive years of lower-than-normal rainfall, leaving many people without adequate supplies of food. Food insecurity is a lack of safe, affordable, reliable food and, as in this case, can be brought on by drought.

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