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Across rural Kenya, extreme heat, failed rains and unpredictable seasons are doing more than devastating harvests. They’re taking a psychological toll.
In Kaloleni, one of the country’s poorest areas, researchers are uncovering how climate change is driving anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, particularly among women who shoulder the burden of keeping their families fed.
Here, homes are mostly built of mud and have no indoor plumbing, and during hot spells and droughts, the region’s all-important maize crops wither.
“These communities are struggling to grow their crops and have to spend money on food,” said Zul Merali from The Aga Khan University, who has set up a local institute for mental and brain health.
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