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Climate conferences need radical rethink to make lasting difference

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So, global delegations have just returned home after attending a major climate change conference in Dubai.

Separately, if you are a farmer, you have probably wondered why rain is such a problem these days. After five failed rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa, Somalia suffered 43,000 deaths. In East Africa, drought caused a death every 36 seconds, as reported by Oxfam.

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