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How is climate change affecting motherhood?

August 2, 2026 · 26 min

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Graihagh Jackson talks to mothers from India, Kenya and the UK about how climate change is affecting women's decisions about whether to have children and how to raise them.

Her guests are Bhavreen Kandhari, a clean air campaigner from Delhi; Dr Susan Chomba, a Kenyan forest scientist and environmentalist; and Dr Elizabeth Cripps, a political philosopher specializing in climate justice. This programme was first broadcast in 2025.

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Produced and presented by Graihagh Jackson Sound mix: Tom Brignell and Neil Churchill Editor: Simon Watts

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