Global Climate Summit, climate change first-hand in Somaliland, Afghanistan's fashion warriors

PRI's The World
September 12, 2018

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Fashion designer Rahiba Rahimi at a photoshoot for her label Laman.

Fashion designer Rahiba Rahimi is at a photoshoot for her label, Laman.

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Farzana Wahidy/PRI

The Global Climate Action Summit kicks off in California on Wednesday. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World's Carolyn Beeler, who is at the summit in San Francisco. We also learn more about one particular part of the globe that's already being hit hard by climate change — Somaliland. Plus, we continue our week-long series on Afghanistan and the lives of women there. Wednesday, The World's Shirin Jaafari brings us a story that focuses on Afghan fashion.

Music Heard on Air

The songs played between segments during this episode included:
Song: Los Pastores
Artist: Chancha Via Circuito
Label: Wonderwheel Recordings
Song: Wahira (feat. Anga Diaz, Amadito Valdes, Carlos Gonzalez & Manuel Galban)
Artist: Orlando 'Cachaito' López
Label: Rhino/Warner Bros.
Song: Carry the Earth
Artist: Le Trio Joubran
Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited

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