Climate change is just the latest of many threats to the traditional culture of the pastoralist Maasai people of East Africa. But for many, it's the one that's finally forcing them to abandon their old ways, as repeated bouts of extreme weather lead them to give up their cattle. Faun Kime reports in this multimedia collaboration with The Daily Climate.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Decline of the Maasai
Climate change is just the latest of many threats to the traditional culture of the pastoralist Maasai people of East Africa. But for many, it's the one that's finally forcing them to abandon their old ways, as repeated bouts of extreme weather lead them to give up their cattle. Faun Kime reports in this multimedia collaboration with The Daily Climate.
