At the Sun’s mercy— On climate change and its impact on livelihoods.
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Men working at a construction site on George W Bush highway in Accra, Ghana.
The expansion of the informal sector in Accra has led to much construction, but these new places being built are often built without any thought being put into the surrounding environment, and heat issues caused by concrete.
Some groups have to bear the impact of rising temperatures more than others. Street hawkers and building construction workers are particularly vulnerable to it.
These unidentified men working on a new construction have improvised to protect themselves from direct sunlight.
