darfur

"Two decades ago, the rains in southern Sudan began to fail. The drying of sub-Saharan Africa derives, to some degree, from man-made global warming. It is no accident that the violence in Darfur erupted during the drought."

From natural disasters and poor resource management, to malicious deforestation, the Darfur conflict is hugely aggravated by environmental factors. As it faces climate change before the rest of us, we could learn a lot from Sudan.

While it's a noble cause to use green technology to save the planet, it's even better to use this same technology to save the lives of those who inhabit the planet. That's exactly what Jewish World Watch Solar Cooker Program is doing for the women of Darfur.