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Sophie Rigg

Head of Climate Policy

  • Once filled with over 150,000 barrels of water, this ActionAid-implemented earth dam in Beerato, Somaliland is now completely dry due to failed rains and increasing temperatures

    Once filled with over 150,000 barrels of water, this ActionAid-implemented earth dam in Beerato, Somaliland is now completely dry due to failed rains and increasing temperatures. Photo: Daniel Jukes/ActionAid

    Two global climate conferences, two failures of political leadership 

    Posted 26 Jun 2023

    This month has seen two widely anticipated global summits on climate change, but they have left us wanting. With COP28 looming in five months, the success of climate negotiations and our future hang in the balance.  

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