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Climate Change and Children

Alizeta Ouedraogo is a 16-year-old girl from Burkina Faso selected to be a young delegate to the BioVision Children's Forum, part of the BioVision 2007 World Life Sciences Forum in Lyon, France, in March 2007. The Children's Forum tackled the issues of water, agriculture, environment and energy, providing a platform for young voices to be heard by leaders in science and industry.

Alizeta's story illustrates the harrowing effects of climate change on human security and development.

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