Madagascar on Fire… climate change the arsonist?
While global news focused on the wildfires in Los Angeles, fires were raging much closer to SEED’s home in Madagascar. Record-breaking dry weather and unseasonably strong winds created ideal conditions for wildfires here, devastating much of our Ala Programme forest corridors. Persistent dry weather here threatens the safety and livelihoods of already vulnerable, under-resourced communities, as as we look ahead to what is likely to be another difficult year for Madagascar's south.