PHOTO OF THE WEEK: 19 June 2012
A community handpump, in Est Region of Burkina Faso.
The Sahel region’s current food shortages combine the effects of changing global climate patterns, entrenched poverty and unsustainable development practice. The result is a nutrition crisis threatening over 1 million under-five children. The 20–22 June United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – known as Rio+20 – aims to unite governments around a roadmap to advance sustainable solutions for all.
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