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  • Several people stand on the balcony of the The Goma Volcano Observatory.
    The Goma Volcano Observatory is responsible for monitoring the volatile Mount Nyiragongo, which displaced hundreds of thousands of people when it erupted in May.
  • An abandoned classroom where Yazidi women sleep in the old school building turned camp for asylum seekers and migrants in Lithuania.
    An abandoned classroom where Yazidi women sleep in the old school building turned camp for asylum seekers and migrants in Lithuania.
  • 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.

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