‘It was my first pregnancy so I didn’t know what was normal’ – This is climate breakdown

I’d been taking care of myself and the baby. Then the heat came. This is Mariama’s story

Location Burkina Faso

Disaster Heatwave, 2024

Mariama, not her real name, is a Burkinabé musician who lives in Ouagadougou. During the heatwaves earlier this year she went into early labour, and lost her baby.

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