As climate change intensifies, it is imperative for policymakers to address the escalating loss and damage it inflicts on vulnerable communities in developing countries. In India's Maharashtra state, these impacts are forcing rural families into life-altering decisions and migrations to work in sugarcane fields, where exploitative practices by contractors, including …
Cape Town - Shops cashing in on Cape Town's water panic by selling filtered municipal water without a licence will be targeted in the coming days, a city official said at a briefing on its #DayZero plans on Sunday. "Either you stop this or we going to have to cut …
A new study reveals a rise in temperature could devastate rice yields in West Africa’s Sahel region A new modeling study published warns that the dry-season irrigated rice in West Africa’s Sahel region has reached the critical threshold of 37 degrees Celsius – the tipping point. Further temperature rise could …
Helen Zille is sailing into action as Day Zero looms — and says the challenge is greater than World War 2 or the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City. The Western Cape premier said on Monday she was stepping in to manage the impending disaster of Day Zero. In …
Environment CS Judi Wakhungu has said the ministry is determined to control the increasing wave of human-wildlife conflict. She said the the conflict is as a result of the changing climatic conditions as well as human encroachment on wildlife corridors and dispersal areas. “During periods of drought most wildlife come …
Penny Mordaunt, the secretary of state for international development, said Kenya had ‘taken responsibility’ by investing in its own people. British funding of a 10-year-old aid package to drought-hit communities in Kenya is to end in 2024 as part of a new economic partnership with the country, the international development …
An incredible 155 million children around the world are chronically undernourished, despite dramatic improvements in recent decades. In view of this, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals include Zero Hunger. But what do we understand by the word hunger? It may refer to lack of food or widespread food shortages caused …
With humanitarian needs soaring around the world, donors are prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh, said Peter Smerdon, the World Food Programme (WFP)’s east Africa spokesman. Refugees in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda fleeing drought and conflict have had maize, beans and vegetable oil rations cut by almost a …
Widow Ahatho Turuga lost 20 of her goats to drought early last year, but the shopkeeper is planning to reinvest in her herd once she has saved enough money. "I think I will start with four goats and see how it goes," she said, rearranging soap on the upper shelf …
South Africa’s drought-stricken Cape Town told residents on Wednesday they would need to cut their daily water consumption by almost half from next month as authorities scramble to prevent the city running out of water as soon as in April. South Africa’s Cape Town could run out of water by …
When Mugogo lowland became like a lake due to persistent flooding, farmers in Musanze district thought they could no longer enjoy maize, Irish potatoes, vegetables and sorghum they used to harvest in that area. Mugogo lowland, which is an agricultural area in Busogo sector of Musanze district, is downstream part …
WWF has implemented a Wednesday Water File for Cape Town residents to use as a tool to stay informed on how they can manage their water consumption. With only 94 days left before the city reaches Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is urging all residents to conserve water. …
South Africa's Cape Town, one of the world's iconic tourist destinations, could run out of water by April as the city's worst drought in a century risks forces residents to join queues for emergency rations. After three years of unprecedented drought, parts of the city have less than 90 days' …
MUMBAI: The state government is seeking Israel's help to design its ambitious water grid for drought management in the Marathwada region. In November 2016, the Devendra Fadnavis government had announced inter-linking of all major dams of the Marathwada region during a special cabinet session to address issues of Marathwada. "The …
In a bid to stave off Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is drilling its aquifers to abstract groundwater, which are expected to offer much needed water relief for the drought stricken city. “I [recently] announced that the recent groundwater survey had confirmed that aquifers around Cape Town could …
‘Drought, increase in pests and infectious diseases will be the result’ Dr.Parveen Kumar, gastroenterologist and physician, who chairs the British Medical Association Board of Sciences said on Thursday that it was imperative to understand the deleterious effects of climate change on human health and also change the way the medical …
Two consecutive years of failed rains have left 3.4 million Kenyans in need of food aid and 480,000 children requiring treatment for acute malnutrition. It's the worst humanitarian crisis the country has faced since a major drought scorched the Horn of African region in 2011, and an emergency likely to …
South Africa's city of Cape Town is rapidly approaching what the mayor calls "day zero" — the day the seaside metropolis of four million residents will have to shut off the taps because it has run out of water amid years of drought. This week, the mayor moved the date …
Climate change impacts are being felt in many parts of the country, as manifested in erratic rainfall, extreme weather events and changes in cropping patterns. Adapting to these changes at farm and household levels is critical. A new study says women, particularly in marginalised communities, possess necessary knowledge to cope …
Over a quarter of the world's land could become significantly drier even if global warming is limited to the target of two degree Celsius, according to scientists including one of Indian origin. The change would cause an increased threat of drought and wildfires. However, limiting global warming to under 1.5 …
An increase of just 2°C (3.6°F) in global temperatures could make the world considerably drier and more desert-like, new research has warned. More than a quarter of the world's land surface, home to more than 1.5 billion people, would become more arid and droughts and wildfires could be widespread. Limiting …
