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SUMMARY:Effects of Climate Change in East Africa
DESCRIPTION:Cyclone Idai was one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa. The storm caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique\, Zimbabwe\, and Malawi\, leaving more than 1\,300 people dead and many more missing. Join Linda Robinson as she discusses how recent weather events like this deadly cyclone have had devastating effects on countries in East Africa that are already struggling with poverty and inequality during a talk and slideshow at the Jesup Memorial Library on Friday\, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.  \n\n \n\nRobinson spent two years living and working in Malawi as part of the Global Health Service Partnership\, a partnership between SEED Global Health and the Peace Corps. This organization sends midwives\, nurses\, and doctors to teach in five countries in Africa to train medical professionals in their national setting\, utilizing available resources. Robinson will also talk about the resulting changes in population displacement after the storm and touch on how our lifestyle affects those far from us. Robinson also will examine how we regard refugees and the importance of moving away from a mentality of charity to one of human rights.\n\n \n\nFor more information on this talk\, contact the Jesup at 207-288-4245.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Cyclone Idai was one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa. The storm caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique\, Zimbabwe\, and Malawi\, leaving more than 1\,300 people dead and many more missing. Join Linda Robinson as she discusses how recent weather events like this deadly cyclone have had devastating effects on countries in East Africa that are already struggling with poverty and inequality during a talk and slideshow at the Jesup Memorial Library on Friday\, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.&nbsp\; </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Robinson spent two years living and working in Malawi as part of the Global Health Service Partnership\, a partnership between SEED Global Health and the Peace Corps. This organization sends midwives\, nurses\, and doctors to teach in five countries in Africa to train medical professionals in their national setting\, utilizing available resources. Robinson will also talk about the resulting changes in population displacement after the storm and touch on how our lifestyle affects those far from us. Robinson also will examine how we regard refugees and the importance of moving away from a mentality of charity to one of human rights.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For more information on this talk\, contact the Jesup at 207-288-4245. </span></span>
LOCATION:Jesup Memorial Library\, 34 Mt. Desert St.\, Bar Harbor\, ME
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DTSTAMP:20260419T142118Z
URL:https://www.visitbarharbor.com/events/details/effects-of-climate-change-in-east-africa-16522
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