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  • A woman stands facing a window, holding her head in her hands.
    Dilbak at the old school building turned camp for asylum seekers and migrants in Lithuania.
  • A woman and a small child stand next to a tent on an arid plain.
    Driven from their home by repeated raids by rival pastoralist groups, this displaced household has pitched camp off a road, an hour's drive from Isiolo.
  • A young man gives a camel water from a plastic jug.
    A sick camel calf is given water. The youngest animals are most at risk from the drought.
  • A man stands leaning on a staff in a dry plain.
    Ibrahim Muroya worries about the future of traditional pastoralism after two back-to-back droughts, and with a third one looming.
  • A woman fills a jerry can at a watering point in Kulu Mawe.
    A woman fills a barrel at a watering point in Kula Mawe, Isiolo County. There is a small charge for the water, but it's to help the survival of both livestock and humans during the ongoing drought.
  • A lit-up sign can be seen across a lake, which reads 'no new world'.
    A reminder to climate negotiators at the COP26, displayed opposite the River Clyde from the venue centre in Glasgow.
  • An indigenous woman wearing traditional dress holds a sign outside COP26.
    Indigenous people from the Amazon protest outside the COP26 conference centre in Glasgow. They say their role in preserving nature is critical to reining in climate change, and are seeking better representation at the talks.
  • Tulu Rani, 72, stands near the site of her former home, which eroded into the sea, on Manpura Island, where Bangladesh’s Meghna River empties into the Bay of Bengal. Erosion occurs naturally in Bangladesh, but climate change is worsening the problem.
    Tulu Rani, 72, stands near the site of her former home, which eroded into the sea, on Manpura Island, where Bangladesh’s Meghna River empties into the Bay of Bengal. Erosion occurs naturally in Bangladesh, but climate change is worsening the problem.
  • An illustration shows a pile of weapons.
    Weapons are readily available in the northwest, flowing in from the jihadst conflict in the Sahel, or manufactured by local gunsmiths.
  • An illustration shows a woman carrying goods over her head.
    The violence has forced more than 450,000 people from their homes in five states – Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
  • An illustration shows a group of bandits standing together holding weapons.
    At least 80 heavily armed bandit gangs are operating in Nigeria’s northwest, and the chaos they have caused has triggered a humanitarian emergency.
  • A migrant from Senegal stands on a roof of a building, in the background is the skyline of a city.
    A West African migrant looks out across the island of Gran Canaria from the roof of a community centre that has been hosting those with nowhere else to go.
  • The author (background) records needs on his laptop during a visit to the makeshift encampment outside the UNHCR community centre in October.
    The author (background) records needs on his laptop during a visit to the makeshift encampment outside the UNHCR community centre in October.

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