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Kenyan women boost health and wealth by growing crops in sacks
Sack farming allows families with little access to land and water to eat well and earn an income
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With a touch of paint, India's women slum dwellers battle extreme heat
As summer heat becomes unbearable, simple measures can help people cope better
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Gender bias may limit uptake of climate-smart farm practices
Farmer education programs that fail to address traditional gender roles may sideline women
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Sierra Leone's slum dwellers battle for their homes
A lack of land tenure for Freetown's slum residents mean they feel powerless to improve their homes and communities
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Men sweeping? Women inheriting? Rural Kenya shakes up gender roles
As farmers face greater climate change threats, loosening gender restrictions and getting men and women talking can help them stand up to the pressures
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With men gone, women shake up farming in rural Nepal
As Nepali men migrate to find work, women are taking over in the fields - earning them more money and respect
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As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes
A weather station monitored by students - part of a range of water-smart innovations - has turned around a parched village
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Female lead households are most vulnerable
An image from a graphic created at Development and Climate Days in Paris, December 2015.
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Millions more hungry in 2017 amid drought and conflict
"We are clearly seeing a trend now, from 80 million to 108 million, from 108 to 124 million, people literally marching to the brink of starvation around the world."
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A perfect storm is brewing - and we can prevent it
Better ways of pinning down disaster risks can help save lives, but getting that change in place is hard work
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