Anne Wambui: Climate change impacts are most severe in informal settlements

For most people, climate change is still perceived as a future crisis, but for residents of informal settlements it has already become part of everyday life, Anne Wambui, representative of the Kenyan informal settlements movement Muungano wa Wanavijiji, said, according to Report.

Wambui made the remarks at the WUF13 event titled "From Community Data to Public Impact: Expert Perspectives from Lived Experience."

"We experience it through flooding, extreme heat in homes made of metal sheets, poor sanitation conditions, water shortages, overcrowding, displacement, and environmental health risks," she said.

Wambui noted that the impacts of climate change are felt particularly strongly by women and girls.

She also emphasized that flooding contaminates sanitation systems and increases the risk of disease outbreaks.

"This is why conversations on climate justice must include gender justice, dignity, healthcare, housing, sanitation, and access to basic services," she added.