Climate change is hurting Kenyan women working in coastal tourism – they explain how

Climate change is hitting Kenya’s coastal women and their small tourism businesses, but the loss of their way of life cuts as deeply as the economic damage.

By: Lucy Atieno, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: January 28, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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By Lucy Atieno, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)

I returned home to Kenya’s coast after months of winter in Germany, and the heat felt extreme. Temperatures rose past 35°C by midday under the blazing sun of Kilifi, a tourism destination on Kenya’s shores of the Western Indian Ocean. It is here that international visitors come for pristine beaches, marine excursions, and trips to nearby islands and creeks.

As a tourism researcher, …

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