Malawians dare to hope in face of David-Goliath climate struggle

Children in the flooding-prone regions around Lake Chilwa in the Machinga district of Malawi. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

There is a saying in Malawi that if children eat from the fig tree, their parents are the ones who will get sick.

It echoes Malawi’s own fight against climate change – it has not brought about the problem but is suffering the consequences.