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Ethiopia

Through stories, songs and memories, these narrators talk about the sharp contrast between past and present. Concerns include conflict, deforestation, a decline in pastoralism, and the impact of agriculture.
Introducing the Ethiopia testimonies

 

Chuqulisa: 'Drought is serious now... there is nothing good about desertification'

Chuqulisa: love is lacking

"Drought is serious now... there is nothing good about desertification"

Gurracha: 'The forest belonged to our forefathers... unfortunately our children will not have it'

Gurracha: conflict devastated it

"The forest belonged to our forefathers... unfortunately our children will not have it"

Iyya: 'Because of lack of water our development is regressing'

Iyya: conserving the forest

"Because of lack of water our development is regressing" 

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SRI LANKA: Anitha, 22, stands in front of photos of her loved ones lost to the tsunami at her refugee hut in the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka, an area also ravaged by civil war / Justin Jin - Panos Pictures