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Discussion forum: What have we learned from the East African drought?

  • By Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • 18/07/2017

A farmer gathers arid corn crops on his farm in Kwale, Kenya, January 27, 2009. REUTERS/Joseph Okanga

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July 18, 11 am BST / This online debate will discuss how different communities in East Africa were affected by drought, how they coped – for example through climate information or index-based insurance – and how effective the response from the international community has been.

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