Reposted from Everything Is Political

By Boureima Guindo (Dogon, CS Investigative Journalism Fellow)

In Mali, particularly in Dogon Country, an upland area of the former Mopti region, communities are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change. Indigenous women involved in market gardening are among those most affected.

Despite growing difficulties in accessing water, these women continue to work hard to maintain their gardening activities. Faced with severe water shortages, many of them have turned to traditional methods of finding and conserving water.

By Damaris Lenantare (Rendille, CS Journalism Fellow)

For pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya, livestock is everything. It is more than a source of livelihood; it is a means of survival.

Del 24 al 27 de septiembre de 2026, Cultural Survival tuvo el orgullo de participar en Terra Madre Salone del Gusto en Turín, Italia. Organizado por Slow Food International, la Ciudad de Turín y la Región del Piamonte, Terra Madre reunió a más de 1.500 delegados de 125 países para "celebrar la biodiversidad, compartir historias y reafirmar el poder de los alimentos para tender puentes entre comunidades, culturas y fronteras".

Por Byron Tenesaca (Kichwa Kañari, Equipo de CS)

Rendille Indigenous Community Faces Growing Water Crisis as Climate Change Intensifies Drought

By Damaris Lenantare (Rendille, CS Journalism Fellow)
 

Book Review by Jo Ann Zimmerman 

By Damaris Lenantare (Rendille, CS Journalism Fellow)

In Marsabit’s vast Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL), a land of great beauty, a quiet crisis is unfolding in Kenya. Repeated failed rainy seasons are pushing Indigenous pastoralist communities to the limits of their resilience.

By Djalma Ramalho (Aranã Caboclo, CS Staff)

Por Celia Nichim (Tsotsil)

Los Altos de Chiapas, México, son habitados principalmente por comunidades tsotsiles, un grupo étnico de origen maya. Es conocida como una zona fría y lluviosa; su principal ciudad es San Cristóbal de Las Casas. Por sus características coloniales, tiene la insignia de Ciudad Mágica, aunque entre los tsotsiles sigue siendo el valle de Jobel, lugar de los zacates, que ha sido punto de encuentro de las distintas comunidades que habitan las frías montañas.

By Moshe Maghundu (San)  

The Southern African San Development Organization (SASDO) engages in initiatives that strengthen Indigenous communities through education, poverty reduction, cultural preservation, and development projects. Our work is not only about projects, but about affirming identity, reclaiming space, and ensuring that Indigenous voices remain central in shaping the future.

What kinds of knowledge do we need to tackle the climate crisis? We know that a science that merely measures destruction is not enough. We need knowledge that can engage with the Indigenous, Quilombola, and traditional wisdom of the peoples who have been caring for our planet for centuries.