Kilimanjaro's ice cap is fast retreating, having already shrunk by 90% in a century. While some of the problem is related to global warming, the issue is greatly worsened by deforestation for agriculture, firewood and charcoal making. The resulting lack of vegetation dries out the mountain and means there is less precipitation, and less water, for both the glaciers and the local people. The UN predicts that Kilimanjaro's 11,700-year-old glaciers will vanish entirely by 2050.

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