In Kawangare, one of the many “informal settlements” – or slums – in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Jane is often worried about the weather. The droughts and flood events that hit her neighbourhood are becoming more regular and intense with each year that passes, posing a real threat to people’s lives.
“Life has always been hard in the informal settlements: Food and water is scarce, and there are so many people,” says the 59-year old, who has lived in Kawangare since 1989. “But now that the climate change is here, things really are becoming much harder.”
