El Niño and climate crisis raise drought fears in Madagascar | | UN News
The El Niño climate pattern, a naturally occurring phenomenon, can significantly disrupt weather systems around the world, but the human-made climate emergency is exacerbating the destructive effects on people and the planet.
UN News: How important is good cooperation with local partners in a successful response?
Reena Ghelani: We need to ensure that governments have the capacity to respond. We need to work closely together with them as well as the humanitarian and development communities to maximize our capacities. We also need to listen to the local people; they know the weather, they know it’s changing, and they know what works.
UN News: What does success on the ground look like to you?
Reena Ghelani: Seeing that people here are able to earn a living, provide for themselves and have their children at school.
