A digital photography exhibition featuring photographs illustrating the devastating impact of climate change on African communities.
The Commonwealth Foundation has published ‘A Lens on the Climate Crisis in Africa’ – a digital photography exhibition illustrating the devastating impact of climate change on African communities. It features photographs submitted by 24 photographers in 12 Commonwealth African countries, selected after an open call.
The Commonwealth Foundation exhibition gives us an important reminder that climate change is not a problem of the future but an immediate and severe challenge facing communities on the frontline of a global crisis. The destructive effects of extreme weather have left children unable to attend school, crop yields diminished and homes destroyed. The voices of these communities must be by decision-makers.
A video of the exhibition was first shown at the Commonwealth People’s Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, in June 2022, with an introduction by Kenyan environmentalist and climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti. The exhibition has been published online to mark Africa Climate Week 2022 and raise awareness of the impacts of climate change on the continent.