#mbororo

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[folkfashion]

Mbororo Fulani woman, Cameroon, Jorge Fernández Garcés

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Woodabe man

[amivitale]

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

[ethnotribegallery]

Wodabe lady  from Niger 

by  Mario Gerth

[amivitale]

Photo by @amivitale. The distinctive horns of long-horned Zebu cattle cut through the early dawn light. They are owned by the local Mbororo community in the village of Gouwa, about a hundred miles north of the capital of NíDjamena, Chad. The Mbororo are nomadic pastoralists and travel during the wet season, following the rains from the south to the north. Groups of several dozen relatives, including children and elders, travel on foot, donkey or camel, and stay at each grazing spot only for a couple of days. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was in Chad on behalf of @rippleeffectimages capturing the work of @hindououmar, a member of the Mbororo community, who is working to harness the centuries of wisdom and weather-predicting techniques held by the community, to adapt to the impact of climate change. @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 #nikonlove #globalwarming #climateemergency #climateadvocacy #climateadaption #therippleeffect #rippleeffectimages #rippleeffect (at Chad) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RMbBUBlwM/?igshid=wzl5zcck8hw3

[amivitale]

Photo by @amivitale. People disperse after a ceremonial dance while children look on in the village of Gouwa, about a hundred miles north of the capital of NíDjamena, Chad. There is no television here, no electricity and probably because of this, the art of storytelling, dance and culture is an important celebration of life for the Mbororo people. They are nomadic pastoralists and travel during the wet season, following the rains from the south to the north. Groups of several dozen relatives, including children and elders, travel on foot, donkey or camel, and stay at each grazing spot only for a couple of days. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was in Chad on behalf of @rippleeffectimages capturing the work of @hindououmar, a member of the Mbororo community, who is working to harness the centuries of wisdom and weather-predicting techniques held by the community, to adapt to the impact of climate change. @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 #nikonlove #globalwarming #climateemergency #climateadvocacy #climateadaption #therippleeffect #rippleeffectimages #rippleeffect (at Chad) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7UhkhKhUhv/?igshid=1nt1719owjr0n

[amivitale]

Photo by @amivitale. Mbororo women stand beside the fire in their encampment near Gouwa, about a hundred miles north of the capital of N’Djamena, Chad. In the center wearing pink is @hindououmar, a member of the Mbororo community, who is working to harness the centuries of wisdom and weather-predicting techniques they hold, to adapt to the impact of climate change. Nomadic pastoralists, the Mbororo travel throughout the rainy season, from south to north following the rains with their livestock. The community, composed of groups of relatives, including children and elders travel on foot, donkey or camel, staying only a few days at each stop. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was in Chad on behalf of @rippleeffectimages capturing the work of @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 #nikonlove #amivitale #globalwarming #climateemergency #climateadvocacy #climateadaption #therippleeffect #rippleeffectimages #rippleeffect (at Chad) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8zBxiHhx4g/?igshid=1cebhmc5vh320