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Climate change weakens farming in Assamo, Djibouti

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In the agricultural village of Assamo, in the Ali-Sabieh region, climate change is already affecting fields, water points and farming and pastoral activities. A mission of parliamentarians accompanied by ministry officials responsible for the sector visited the area to examine these difficulties, according to Lanation.

In the agricultural village of Assamo, in Djibouti’s Ali-Sabieh region, the effects of climate change are evident in the fields, water points and the activities of farmers and livestock breeders. A mission of parliamentarians, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Environment, local elected representatives and civil society representatives, went there on Sunday for a workshop devoted to climate issues and the energy transition.

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