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The climate-change refugee crisis is only just beginning
Ethiopia

Drought is ravaging Ethiopia's Somali region. Photo: Tiksa Negeri, Reuters
Erratic temperatures and rains, which culminated last year in the total failure of the belg, the short rainy season, have struck locals hard. In a country still scarred by the deadly famines of the 1980s and 90s, reduced crop yields are panicking villagers, almost all of whom rely on agriculture for their livelihoods.
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