内容摘要：Ecotourism guide Sami Mubarak poses for a portrait beneath an ailing dragon’s blood tree on the Yemeni island of Socotra, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Ecotourism guide Sami Mubarak poses for a portrait beneath an ailing dragon’s blood tree on the Yemeni island of Socotra, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

“We have established environmental clubs at many schools where we raise awareness and education,” added Farawo. “When children are taught about these dangers and animal behavior, they also go home and teach their parents. We have found that it’s easier for parents to listen when their children speak.”Esther Bote, 14, washes dishes outside her family home on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Esther Bote, 14, washes dishes outside her family home on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)He said the conflict is likely to worsen due to increased frequencies of droughts, noting that the parks agency received between 3,000 and 4,000 distress calls from communities battling confrontations with wildlife in the last three years, compared to about 900 calls in 2018.For Esther, although the training has not eliminated the risk, she said it could come in handy when danger arises.

“It helps, we now know a lot of things about animals that we didn’t know before,” she said, adding that as long as the animals are still there, she won’t be able to fully enjoy school.Children walk past a tree brought down by an elephant on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Children walk past a tree brought down by an elephant on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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India is among the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate impacts. According to the 2025 Climate Risk Index, the country between 1993 and 2022 was subject to 400 extreme events — includingand cyclones — causing 80,000 deaths and economic losses nearing $180 billion.

Odisha is one of India’s poorest states and among the most vulnerable to climate impacts. A study by researchers from Odisha’s Fakir Mohan University published in 2023 found that food production there had decreased by 40% in the last 50 years due to climate change.Most Indian farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture, with about half of all farmed land dependent on downpours. As the monsoons become more unpredictable, livelihoods are affected.