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"I thought we'd be here for just a month," Fatima* told us in 2018 from her makeshift home in an informal tented settlement (ITS) in northern Lebanon. The mother of four was forced to relocate herself and her children when armed forces had surrounded their village in Syria. After four failed attempts to escape the violence, they were successful.  But refuge came at a cost. This month marks the tenth anniversary of a crisis in Syria brought on by conflict, mass displacement, civilian casualties, the destruction of infrastructure, and other violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws. Concern Worldwide has worked with Fatima and families like hers, providing wood and shelter kits and building toilets and water points in their communities. While these measures are vital improvements in their daily lives, they're only one aspect of a complex crisis. More Information 

For the subsistence farmers of southern Malawi, the causes of climate change are largely irrelevant. They are consumed with the business of coping. Almost everyone here relies on the land for survival, and traditionally almost everyone grows maize. But, as the weather has become more erratic over the years, that reliance has become a problem. More Information  

As the geopolitical discussion on how to tackle climate change continues, the herders of northern Kenya have little choice but to deal with its effects. Here's how we're using the three Gs (and a W) to help them. More Information

Vast areas of northern Afghanistan are on the move—literally. As the glaciers of the Hindu Kush begin to disappear and the mountain snows melt faster and earlier, the people below are facing a major crisis. More Information

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Vast areas of northern Afghanistan are on the move—literally. As the glaciers of the Hindu Kush begin to disappear and the mountain snows melt faster and earlier, the people below are facing a major crisis. More Information

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Climate victim Afghanistan
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