Mira Gratier
Independent consultant and senior adviser with 25 years' experience at the intersection of climate change, humanitarian crisis and conflict; formerly Country Director for Translators without Borders in DRC, Humanitarian Adviser at DFID, and Head of ECHO Somalia.
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Aug 7, 2026
Nazanine MoshiriHOST
Back when you and Tanya visited, how was climate change really affecting everyday lives along the coast? Because
Mira GratierGUEST
the world is an incredibly dynamic country, very economically, it's been through a period of really strong economic growth, really turned the corner from a period of civil wars earlier in the century.
Mira GratierGUEST
And I had the chance to visit last year in July, so in Abidjan itself, but also travelled together with Tanya to communities in the west of the country.
Mira GratierGUEST
So these women are, they're very organized, they're doing well economically, and they're paying children's school fees out of their earnings.
Nazanine MoshiriHOST
Was there anyone you met perhaps in the coastal Côte d'Ivoire whose story has really stayed with