Tag: Drought

Afghanistan is about to experience its worst drought in decades, hitting 25 out of the country’s 34 provinces, exacerbating the ...

Madagascar, one of the lowest carbon emitters in the world, is suffering at the hands of climate change. The UN ...

For the first time in the nation’s history, the United States federal government has declared a water shortage in the ...

Severe droughts and record heat waves in Iran have resulted in mass unrest across the country, fuelled by government inefficiency ...

This article is part of an editorial collaboration with Heifer International. It was first published on the Heifer International blog. ...

Both groundwater quantity and quality are being affected by extended periods of droughts and floods caused by extreme weather events. ...

The shared challenge of climate change can open a window of opportunity to facilitate peacebuilding, as demonstrated by the Turkana ...

The ETR finds that ecological threats in Syria have exacerbated existing social tensions and fragilities. Using IEP’s Positive Peace Index ...

Local on-the-ground technical committees are well placed to provide valuable information and devise measures to help farmers fight drought, as ...

Few people realize that there are parts of the world in which access to clean drinking water is not a ...

EDITOR’S NOTE:  THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE ...

Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water. –Albert Szent-Györgi, 1937 winner of ...