Who is affected by climate change, and how?

Some are affected by drought, others by extreme wet conditions, some by heat and others by harsh winters. Thailand: Reclaiming mangroves for shrimp production A report from the Environmental Justice Foundation notes: “Evidence suggests that shrimp aquaculture has been a major contributor to global mangrove forest loss and, in a number of countries, it is considered to be the biggest threat to these ecosystems.” The report estimates that as much as 38 percent of recent mangrove loss may be due to shrimp farm development. While the “dzud” – the word used to describe harsh winters in Mongolian – of 2009-2010, wiped out 20 percent of the nation’s herds, which accounted for an estimated 4 percent of the GDP. Across three fractured territories that the international community still recognises as Somalia – Somaliland, Puntland and South Central – aid groups warn that a combination of protracted drought and sudden heavy rainfall brought on by El Nino weather patterns this year will probably push 855,000 people close to catastrophe in 2016. In Somaliland’s Awdal region, traditional rains – known locally as Gu and Deyr – which should occur regularly though the year and serve to replenish water reserves and rejuvenate grazing pasture, have failed for several consecutive years.