Climate change and conflict, double burden for displaced Burkinabes
In the west African country of Burkina Faso, the displaced struggle to find a refuge from violence and the effects of climate change. After leaving their homes, where drought has become endemic, thousands of people then faced violent floods that wiped away their shelters.
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