And what needs to be done to prevent a repeat of this tragedy?
![Villagers attempt to put out a wildfire, in Achallam village, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria August 11, 2021. [Abdelaziz Boumzar/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-12T123438Z_947666071_RC2O3P9NHE5H_RTRMADP_3_GLOBAL-DEBT-CLIMATE.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Dr Youcef Bouandel, a graduate of the Universities of Algiers and Glasgow, is a Professor of Political Sciences at the Department of International Aff...airs, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University.
And what needs to be done to prevent a repeat of this tragedy?
![Villagers attempt to put out a wildfire, in Achallam village, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria August 11, 2021. [Abdelaziz Boumzar/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-12T123438Z_947666071_RC2O3P9NHE5H_RTRMADP_3_GLOBAL-DEBT-CLIMATE.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
And they are not about to repeat its mistakes.
