920 million people could face conflict over the world’s rivers by 2050: What our study found in Africa
There’s a real risk that conflicts over sharing water resources will become more common as global temperatures rise
Demand for fresh water to be 40% higher than supply by end of decade: UNGA president
Csaba Kőrösi said main task of upcoming UN Water Conference will be to find game changers for water management
Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF
UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region
Somalia on verge of being hit by famine
About 250,000 people had died in the famine that hit the Horn of Africa in 2011
Climate change & locust infestations: FAO seeks adaptation plans at CoP26 event
Robust early warning system and governance with secured funding needed
Earth just had its 5th-warmest September on record
Likelihood of 2022 being one of the ten warmest years on record is greater than 99 per cent
Autonomous Africa CDC a game-changer on disease outbreak response: Experts
Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention will now be in a position to assess disease outbreaks on the continent and declare it an …
In Africa, climate change has exacerbated modern slavery & government response is poor
More than 3.1 million Africans are in forced marriage and more than 3.8 million in forced labour
Cheetah trade could drive the species to extinction
Smuggling that has endangered the subspecies in Horn of Africa is likely to also affect 40-100 last remaining Asiatic cheetahs in Iran
Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector
Anopheles Stephensi can transmit multiple parasites, shows high resistance to local insecticides
Most of Greater Horn of Africa to see excess rain till May thanks to El Nino, climate change
Climate researchers explain meteorological challenges in region March-May 2024 at climate outlook forum
World leaders promise US $8 billion aid to Horn of Africa initiatives
The region is grappling with problems like unemployment, corruption, gender bias and people trafficking
La Nina is back; what does that mean for Africa, Asia
The Horn of Africa could see below average rainfall; East Africa will see drier than usual conditions
US announces $100 million fund to prepare vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia against disasters
Initiative plans to rope in private sector, civil societies and governments, and use crowd sourcing to find sustainable solutions to build …
9 maps to show how locusts have come to threaten India
Increase in frequency of cyclones results in extended, multiple breeding sessions of locusts
Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news
Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem