How the Climate Crisis Might Not Be All That Bad

The climate crisis leaves many with an uncertain future, for others it’s looking far rosier

What comes to mind when you think about the climate crisis? Stifling heatwaves, droughts, increased chances of extreme weather events? Not much to look forward to. But the changes we’re making to the climate won’t affect every area of the world in the same way. Some places will suffer; others will see benefits when the climate crisis takes a stranglehold.

I’m the sort of person who likes to leave the best until last. So let’s start with the bad side of the crisis. Currently, Somalia is facing a climate emergency few people have heard off. An effect of the climate crisis is weather patterns are changing. In Somalia, this has led to the failure of rains. Rains the country’s rural population depends on for their crops and livestock. The drought Somalia is experiencing as a result ‘could threaten the lives and livelihoods of more than two million people by the end of summer.’

Poor rural communities in places like Somalia depend on the land for their survival. When the land fails to produce crops and provide food for livestock, they face ruin. Where they were once financially independent, these environmental migrants lose their livelihood and must turn to aid…