New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The entry of almost 60,000 Moroccan youth into the Ceuta Island, under Spanish administration, has shaken up the EU. That is understandable, but why did these young people try to escape Morocco? Several reasons exist, but one is the extreme pressure climate change is putting on livelihoods, and their future. Water scarcity is key to this. The rains this year came after six years of near drought, which has severely hit agriculture-a key source of rural livelihood. Young people have migrated to urban areas. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in a 2025 blog by Sarah Yerkkes and Saad Urkaas, points out how labour surplus in urban Morocco, the consequent unemployment among the youth (24% of the population), and the fact that they bear the brunt of climate change all conflate. Young people experience unemployment and exclusion in their daily lives. Climate change has been an important driver for 60,000 young people risking everything they have for a better life. They deserve empathy. For too long, the developed world has failed to invest in the global South's climate crisis. It should now see how the crisis won't be limited to South alone. Putting in funds urgently into vulnerable countries is a way forward, even if it is for selfish reasons....