"Climate Change's Hidden Toll: Mental Health Struggles in Kilifi, Kenya"

In Kilifi County, Kenya, women face increasing anxiety and mental health issues as climate change hampers agriculture, jeopardizing food security and leading to higher rates of suicidal ideation.

• In Kaloleni, Kenya, women endure the daily burden of transporting water and cultivating maize, struggling to cope with the effects of climate change on their crops and livelihoods.
• Research from Aga Khan University indicates that heightened anxiety in Kilifi County is linked to agricultural stress, particularly as farmers face failing harvests due to extreme weather conditions.
• The deteriorating agricultural conditions in Kilifi County are contributing to rising cases of suicidal ideation, reflecting the severe toll of climate change on mental health in vulnerable communities.