Climate Change and Failed Polity Have Left Thousands Dead and Multitudes Missing In Libya
And this trend is almost certain to get worse in politically unstable regions around the world….
If you are among the 1 percent, these are the best of times.
If you are among the poorest in the world, these are the worst of times.
And if you are desperately poor and from an unstable part of the globe?
Be rest assured that you are royally fucked.
Do spare a thought for the folks in Libya, who, through no fault of their own are going through intractable difficulties, right now.
Unlike their Moroccan neighbours, who have been able to galvanize support both from within and without since Saturday’s earthquake, the Libyans have been left to go through the extraordinary situation of not having a functional government to deal with the extreme climate change emergency.
Given my background as a sub-Saharan African, I really shouldn’t care about 10,000 missing Libyans; given their countless…