Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
Drought
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Regional analysis of drought and heat impacts on forests: current and future science directions
Accurate assessments of forest response to current and future climate and human actions are needed at regional scales. Predicting future impacts on forests will require improved analysis of species-level
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El Niño increasingly unlikely to be strong: Oz weather bureau
Cooling of the Pacific Ocean over the last month means the El Niño forecast to hit later this year is increasingly unlikely to be a strong event, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday.
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Drought relief for A'pura families
The government has taken steps to provide drought relief to people in the Anuradhapura district. The relief will be provided under the Weda sadaha mudal laba deeme program (giving money for work program)
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Weak monsoon intensifies drought like conditions in India
NEW DELHI: Drought-like conditions are intensifying as the monsoon hasn't moved an inch for 10 days now, leaving oilseeds, pulses and paddy fields parched and posing the threat of food inflation and weak
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106 villages in Kutch declared semi-drought-hit
Even as 106 villages in Kutch district have already been declared semi-drought-hit, the Gujarat government is likely to double the number soon with the Relief Commissioner’s office sending a fresh proposal
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Grain Fish Money - Financing Africa's green and blue revolutions
Africa is a rich continent. Some of those riches – especially oil, gas and minerals – have driven rapid economic growth over the past decade. The ultimate measure of progress, however, is the wellbeing
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Oz agency declares El Nino alert, says it could hit in July
The Australian weather bureau on Tuesday declared an El Nino alert, saying there was at least a 70% chance of occurrence of the weather pattern that’s also linked to weak monsoons in India, with some climate
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Extreme wet, dry spells up drought, flood risks in India
In an alarming research, a team of scientists at Stanford University have identified significant changes in the patterns of extreme wet and dry events that are increasing the risk of drought and flood
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Rough weather ahead: El Nino may impact GDP, stoke inflation
An El Nino-induced below-normal monsoon this year could have a bearing on economic growth in FY 2015 and inflation, according to reports. An HSBC report said inflation may remain sticky in the current
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Drought-proofing India
Given the Met’s disastrous track record in predicting the impact of El Nino events—the first projection in 2009 was of a rainfall level of 96% of the long-period average against the actual levels of just