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Living Proof: Somalia’s Climate For Conflict Nov 11, 2016

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For 25 years, drought and war have reinforced each other in a deadly cycle in Somalia. GroundTruth's Laura Heaton reports on how the underlying causes of Somalia's long-running civil war are being worsened by climate change. Explore the reporting

Dispatch: Drowned Out In Paris Mar 24, 2016

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Are young people being shut out of the world's response to climate change?

GroundTruth climate fellows Justine Calma and Chris Bentley kick off our new series of reports on global warming with this dispatch from the historic COP21 conference in Paris.

From Syria With Baklava Mar 15, 2016

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The epic journey of a group of Syrian refugees brought together by a famous sweets shop called Salloura. Syrian-American correspondent Dalia Mortada tells the story.

Extra: Covering Haiti's Unimaginable Earthquake Jan 14, 2016

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What do you learn from seeing the world collapse? Veteran CBC reporter David Gutnik risked his life to cover the aftermath of Haiti's 2010 earthquake, which killed more than 230,000 people. Even in the wake of catastrophe, David found moments of resilience and rebirth. In this report from our friends at the CBC podcast "Back Story," David looks back on his harrowing journey to Haiti...and how it affected him.

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Razia's Way: One School's Fight for Afghanistan's Girls Dec 30, 2015

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How do you convince the conservative men of Afghanistan to get behind girls' education? This is the story of one determined, Afghan woman from Massachusetts who seems to have found a way...and one student her school tried to reach. The third and final part of our "Foreverstan" series, this episode is reported by Director of GroundTruth Films, Beth Murphy.

War Reporting: A Love Story Nov 12, 2015

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Conflict reporter Tracey Shelton has been willing to risk her life to tell the stories of ordinary people in war zones. But now that she's found love, is her work still worth the risk? GroundTruth Producer Nathan Tobey tells the story.

Foreverstan: The Aftermath Sep 29, 2015

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Where is Afghanistan heading? GroundTruth correspondent Jean MacKenzie assesses the fall of Kunduz, and Charlie Sennott travels along the country's "Ring Road" with Iraq War veteran and photojournalist Ben Brody to investigate the legacy of the US invasion and occupation.

Foreverstan: The First Casualty Sep 10, 2015

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Correspondent Charles Sennott follows the roots of the war in Afghanistan from the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He then returns to the scene of a harrowing prison uprising where the first American was killed in a war that seems to go on forever.

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