Name: Lessons from people already adapting to the climate crisis
Uploaded: 2024-06-28T14:57:49Z
Duration: 7 min 49 s
Description: The Maasai people have lived sustainably off the savanna for centuries, raising cattle for sustenance and income. Climate activist Dorcas Naishorua paints a picture of how the climate crisis is threatening their way of life — and calls for local and international support as they're forced to adapt to a changing environment.

Dorcas Naishorua: Lessons from people already adapting to the climate crisis

Lessons from people already adapting to the climate crisis

The Maasai people have lived sustainably off the savanna for centuries, raising cattle for sustenance and income. Climate activist Dorcas Naishorua paints a picture of how the climate crisis is threatening their way of life — and calls for local and international support as they're forced to adapt to a changing environment.

Communities on the Kenyan savanna face rising temperatures and longer droughts that turn once-vibrant grazing lands into graveyards for cattle. These harsh shifts force families into impossible choices, with girls sometimes married off for as little as 100 bales of grass to keep livestock alive. Despite these hardships, Maasai people are innovating by planting trees, embracing solar energy, and diversifying their livelihoods. Lasting progress depends on respecting Indigenous knowledge and securing both land rights and access to education.