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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Water Security and Governance in the Horn of Africa
<p>Climate-related security risks are increasingly compounding existing political, social and economic challenges worldwide, with natural resources like water posing risks for geopolitical tensions and
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Food assistance fact sheet-Namibia updated January 30, 2020
<p>Namibia experienced significant rainfall deficits during the 2019 agricultural season, leading to below-average harvests in cereal-producing areas, particularlynorthern Namibia’s Omusati, Oshana,
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Ethiopia Country Refugee Response Plan (2020-2021)
<p>The activities described in the 2020-2021 Ethiopia Country Refugee Response Plan, aims to provide protection and multi-sectorial assistance to refugees, in addition to targeted support to their host
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Southern Africa- Humanitarian Snapshot
Southern Africa—which is on the frontlines of the global climate crisis—has been buffeted by back-to-back shocks, with erratic and uneven rainfall since November 2019 causing both floods and drought. <ahref="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Southern
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Suffering In Silence
<p>In 2019, nine out of 10 underreported crises were from Africa — reinforcing the challenge countries face in generating media attention for protracted crises in the region. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/CARE_Suffering-in-silence-2019.pdf"
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How to communicate drought
Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe develops a Guide on How to Communicate Drought within its Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe, which aims to enhance
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India is drying up, fast
Congratulations to all... we have achieved 50 degree temperature this year. Let’s cut more trees to achieve 60 degrees the next year,’ a sarcastic tweet the other day came as a jolt. It was, however,
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In drought-hit Maha, murder forces cops to guard water supply points
Local police stations across Maharashtra have been asked to guard water supply points and tankers after recurrent violence in the drought-hit state resulted in a murder a few weeks ago. Amardeep Rode,
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Eastern Himalayas, a treasure trove of Balsams, yields 20 new species
Belonging to Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. these plants are highly sensitive to climatic conditions like extreme drought and extended exposure to sunlight Between 2010 and 2019, botanists and taxonomists
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No Drought Alert Yet, But Centre Warns of Deficit Rainfall
The Centre has asked states to brace for deficit rainfall this season, although the weather office has stuck to its forecast of normal monsoon. The suggestion came at the Centre’s first meeting on drought