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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BRAZIL
Coffee plantation owners in Brazil heaved a sigh of relief after the much-awaited spring showers lashed the parched country. The showers came after days of prolonged drought, which had hit the
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UNITED NATIONS
The United Nations Children's Fund (unicef), in a drive against polio in Pakistan, will provide a high potency vitamin for children under five years. The aim of the programme is to eliminate
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Tanzania
The wildebeest population at Serengeti National Park, has not reco vered from a drought that killed 25 per cent of the herd five years ago. Scientists, monitoring the population dynamics of the
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Drought may continue
THE drought which hit the us recently may extend to the next year, John Kelly, director, National Weather Service has said. Dan Glickman, agriculture secretary, has declared Connecticut "a farm
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UGANDA
Meteorologists have warned that the current drought in Uganda is likely to worsen in the coming months and called on the government to formulate a strategy to cushion the country against its
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Waiting for rain
from Virginia to Massachusetts, extending even as far west as Ohio, exceptionally dry weather conditions threaten eastern United States with drought. The National Weather Service has blamed the
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Close to famine
if the drought-like situation persists in Tripura, there is a danger of the state facing a famine. Three members of a tribal family at Wakhiraipara in west Tripura have already committed suicide
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RICE CROP IN TROUBLE
A major rice variety in Bangladesh is being threatened by drought. "Our hopes for a quick agricultural recovery after last year's devastating floods have been threatened by prolonged dry weather
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CHINA
Urban dwellers spend 80 per cent to 90 per cent of their time indoors in an environment that is dange rous to their health, according to Cui Jiusi, a Beijing environmental scientist. Cui, director
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Drought control
A gene that controls drought tolerance in plants has been iden tified. Scientists say that they may soon produce genetically engineered plants capable of surviving droughts. The gene was identified