
Today is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Most humanitarian spending goes on emergency response. But every £1 spent preparing for disasters and reducing risk could save up to £4 in emergency response costs. This gallery from Burkina Faso shows how Christian Aid is helping farmers vulnerable to drought to survive in the harsher environment that climate change brings
At the livestock project in Gourcy, north-east Burkina Faso, run by Reseau Marp, farmers are given livestock, which they breed and then hand one animal back to the project. The animals provide organic fertiliser and are also used as a savings account. For example, they can be sold if medicines are needed.Alex James, farmer and member of the pop band Blur, spent a week in Burkina Faso to learn about the problems faced by farmers in Africa and how Christian Aid is helping local communities to come up with solutions.
Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Christian Aid
The Guardian
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