Somalia’s first climate change minister: ‘Our future is not in our hands, as the climate change is caused outside our borders’

Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi explains to Sally Hayden that international action is needed to tackle droughts afflicting millions in vulnerable countries such as Somalia, and how Mary Robinson could help

Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, Somalia's first minister for climate change and the environment, pictured in her home in Mogadishu. Photograph: Sally Hayden.
Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, Somalia's first minister for climate change and the environment, pictured in her home in Mogadishu. Photograph: Sally Hayden.