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Rural women farmers from across Southern Africa gathered at Constitution Hill to share their experiences of climate change. The women called on governments to mitigate the impact climate change is having on their communities and livelihoods.On Thursday, over 100 members of the Rural Women's Assembly gathered at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg to demand action on climate change.
The event ran from 9am until 5pm. Women spoke about how climate change is affecting them. Attendees wrote down their demands on how governments could assist them and help with mitigating the effects of climate change.Camile Fakudze, from Swaziland, said climate change had caused poverty in her community and women could no longer farm as they used to. But addressing the issue is made difficult because,"Swaziland is not safe for us ... We cannot address our issues freely.
Emily Tjale, from Limpopo, said Ntwane Village, where she lives, is in a lowveld region and"it was always green and beautiful". But since 2014, there have been drought conditions.Tjale said she thinks COP27 is just a"talk shop".
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