France, Nov. 15 -- Kerina Akinyi Gombe, an early childhood educator in Kisumu County in western Kenya, walks a kilometre to fetch water every day. She has learnt to go early in the morning or in the evening to avoid the worst of the heat.

"Sometimes, when I am doing household chores, I feel fatigued and dizzy because of the heat," she said at the Cop31 summit.

As a woman, she is responsible for all the household chores and is also expected to help on the farm. "I have to fetch water and do other household chores in the evening or early morning so that I reduce the heat stress," she said. Kerina Akinyi Gombe, from Kisumu County, (in blue African fabrics) following proceedings at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey.

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