How is climate change affecting Somalia?

Name: Somalia: How climate change is affecting the country
Uploaded: 2024-09-19T10:28:23.478Z
Duration: 2 min
Description: Somalia is one of the world's poorest countries. While it produces very few greenhouse gases, it is a country that is being affected a lot by climate change.

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Compared to countries like the United States and China, the west African country of Somalia produces far fewer carbon emissions - these are gases that contribute to climate change.

Even thought Somalia has such a small impact on the world's climate, it is a country which is feeling the affects of climate change more than most.

Somalia sits on the Earth's equator, which means it experiences extremely hot temperatures.

The BBC's climate reporter - Justin Rowlatt - has been to find out more about how rising temperatures are affecting Somalia's people, animals and plant life.

19 September