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How climate change impacts life around Kilimanjaro 

Antje Diekhans | Anke Rasper
December 30, 2021

The warming climate melts the snow peak on Mount Kilimanjaro and increasingly impacts the lives of local people and their environment.

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Mount Kilimanjaro's snow peak is popular with tourists who like to hike up. But the white cap on Africa's hightest mountain in Tanzania could be completely gone within the next few years since there's not enough precipitation to replenish it. The Maasai who live around the mountain are concerned about the increasing impact of climate change on their lives, their farms and their animals, as Antje Diekhans discovered. She joined a tourguide climbing up Kilimanjaro and met those whose lives depend on the fertile land around the mountain. Her report is presented by Natalie Muller.

 

Report: Antje Diekhans

Presenter: Natalie Muller

 

Anke Rasper
Anke Rasper Anke is a senior editor with DW's environment team.
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