Africa is being devastated by a climate crisis it did not cause

The carcass of a cow in Ijara, Garissa County. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

I recently walked the parched earth of north-east Kenya and heard heartbreaking accounts of families slipping back into poverty.

Across Africa, water shortages are expected to displace up to 700 million people this decade. The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, with more than 50 million people suffering from hunger, unsure where their next meal is coming from.