Read our Privacy noticeOne third of children in the Turkana region of northwestern Kenya are malnourished, The Independent can reveal, due to a devastating web of factors including aid cuts and climate-driven environmental impacts. Others are trying to survive on wild fruit.”Climate-driven impacts in the region include rising water levels at Lake Turkana, alongside depleting fish-stocks. The family live close to Lake Turkana, which historically provided a source of income and food for the family. Notably, supplementary porridge that the World Food Programme used to provide to combat malnutrition in mothers is no longer available. This in turn has increased the risk of crocodile attacks and impacted fish stocks, eroding families’ income and food availability.