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The United Nations says Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world's first 'climate change famine'.聽 It says tens of thousands of people on the island are already suffering catastrophic levels of hunger after four years without rain. Although Madagascar experiences frequent droughts and is often affected by the change in weather patterns caused by El Ni帽o, experts believe climate change can be directly linked to the current crisis.

Shelley Thakral, of the UN's World Food Programme, says that drought has hit the farming communities in the south of Madagascar very hard, leading to people selling up their land and possessions.

"For a community of farmers who live off their land and have no other source of income, drought has dried up people's livelihoods... These people don't contribute to climate change - they don't burn fossil fuels, they don't drive cars - but they are bearing the brunt."

Photo: Children attempt to plough a plantation using cattle in Grand Sud of Madagascar, where the drought has hit hardest. Credit: Reuters

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