“The Lost Floods”
Jasper Doest took this photo of Lubinda Lubind, a station manager for the Zambezi River Authority, next to his house in the Barotse Floodplain of Zambia, Africa. Droughts in the area and in many parts of the world have become increasingly common, thanks in part to climate change and other human-caused activity, such as deforestation. As the once-routine ebb and flow of periodic floods becomes more disrupted, both wildlife and the humans that depend on it will suffer as a result.
This image is a highly commended selection for the “Wetlands: The Bigger Picture” category.
