Photo by @amivitale. Cattle owned by the Mbororo community gather at dawn near Gouwa, about a hundred miles north of the capital of N’Djamena, Chad. Climate change is putting increasing pressure on these communities. Traditionally, during the rainy season that extended from Nov.-Feb., the community would migrate following the rain, starting near Lake Chad, and traveling south, away from the lake. Now, the rainy season has been reduced from four months, to two, while the drought period has extended and flooding has become more common. Temperatures have risen from a range of 59ºF to 68ºF to today, close to 101ºF and many water resources have disappeared completely. All of this has had a huge impact on traditional ways of life. Among them, cows giving less milk, walking farther and farther to get food and water, and increased food insecurity. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @hindououmar is working to help the community adapt while urging the world to tackle the problem at its roots. She is helping harness the centuries of wisdom and weather-predicting techniques held by the community, to adapt while also bringing these stories before the @unitednations and other governing bodies. @hindououmar recently received the 2019 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award by @uclaioes, a prize I'm proud to have nominated her for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @conservationorg @photography.for.good @natgeo @natgeoimagecollection @thephotosociety @nikonusa #PritzkerEnvironmentalGeniusAward #inspiring #inspiration #humanitarian #wisdom #climatechange #mitigation #pritzkergeniusaward #globalwarming #adaption #mbororo #indigenous #indigneouspeople #nikonnofilter #nikonambassador #amivitale #nikonlove #globalwarming #cattle (at Chad) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rXVLlhSY_/?igshid=i3lf4o15lbk7