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Fewer children, fewer climate risks? Niger ponders a controversial option
Very high birthrates in places like Niger mean the country's own limited resources must be shared among more people - a particular problem as climate change disrupts farming and herding, threatening food supplies.
Voice of resilience: Kenyan radio builds herders' trust in drought insurance
It only lasts about two and half minutes, but the brief message Asma Mohamed broadcasts on her daily radio show has become essential listening for more than half a million herders in northern Kenya.
Brick by brick: Green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
Jordan Green Building Council and Habitat for Humanity are retrofitting existing homes by adding shading devices, solar-thermal water heaters and rainwater collection tanks, and building new homes using green techniques such as reflective paint and double-block brick walls for better insulation.
As drought keeps men on the road, Mauritania's pastoralist women take charge
Prolonged dry spells in this southern region of Mauritania have depleted grazing land, forcing pastoralists to travel ever longer distances to search for food and water for their herds.
Puerto Rico hurricane migrants may be wild card in US elections
When Juan Carlos Cuevas fled Puerto Rico last year, after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, he may unwittingly have traded a fight with nature for a political battleground.
Concern over climate change linked to depression, anxiety: Study
Depression and anxiety afflict Americans who are concerned with the fate of the environment, according to a study of the mental health effects of climate change.