 As climate change brings more heat and erratic rainfall to the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, many people are struggling to find enough water to produce food. But the impacts of this water stress are different for farmers versus herders and men versus women. Elizabeth Ilbudu Nebia of Arizona State University surveyed about 160 households in the region about their experiences with water shortages. She says in farming families, the burden of gathering water often falls on women.