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Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict

Justin Rowlatt is in Somalia to investigate the links between global warming and conflict. He also hears how Somalis are responding by launching their own renewables industry.

BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt travels to Somalia to investigate the links between global warming and the decades-long conflict there. He hears how Somalis are responding by launching businesses and their own renewables industry. This programme was first broadcast in 2024.

Presenter: Justin Rowlatt
Producer in Somalia: Stuart Phillips
Producers in London: Miho Tanaka, Sara Hegarty
Sound Mix: Tom Brignell and David Crackles
Editor: Simon Watts

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