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August 2022
Helmut Sorge & Michael David Terungwa

In a conversation with Helmut Sorge, Columnist at the Policy Center for the New South, the Founder of the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation, and Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders alumnus, Michael David Terungwa, gives an overview of the challenges of climate change for Africa, particularly regarding Internally Displaced People in Nigeria. 

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