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Pakistani musicians use folk songs and rap to raise climate change awareness
SINDH, PAKISTAN, AUG 6 – Musicians in Sindh blend folk and rap to raise climate change awareness after floods caused over 1,000 deaths in 2022, inspiring community action on adaptation, activists say.
- Pakistani musician Sham raises awareness about climate change, urging government action for rural education.
- Sindh experienced over 1,000 rain-related deaths in 2022, with significant impacts on homes and infrastructure.
- Activist Urooj Fatima highlights a lack of climate change knowledge in rural areas, emphasizing challenges faced by women and girls due to gender discrimination amidst climate impacts.
- Residents in rural areas are often unaware of climate change, highlighting the need for increased awareness and action.
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Pakistani musicians use folk songs and rap to raise climate change awareness
Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai is using song to teach villagers about climate change. She is from Sindh, the province worst-hit three years ago by climate-worsened deluges that affected tens of millions of people nationwide and washed away homes, farmland, and infrastructure.
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Pakistani musicians use folk songs and rap to raise climate change
UMERKOT, Pakistan: Villagers hush when Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai starts singing about climate change, her clear voice rising above the simple squat dwellings. “We are the people of the south. The winds seem to be blowing from the north. The winds seem cold and warm. My heart is burned from seeing the collapsed houses in the rain. Oh, beloved, come home soon.” Sham is
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