Drought

Morocco, where agriculture is a crucial sector, is heading for its sixth consecutive year of drought due to a drop in rainfall in recent months linked to climate change, Morocco's Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, said. "We…

US first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid land and listened as some Maasai women described how their children and livestock are going hungry. She appealed for more…

As drought grips the Horn of Africa region, tens of thousands of Somalis are crossing over into Kenya in search of water and food for their families. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), “over 80,000 Somalis have arrived in Kenya…

Moroccan King Mohammed VI led a parade in Rabat from the royal palace ahead of a speech to mark the start of the parliamentary session in which he urged all citizens to tackle the urgent challenges of a severe drought. He said: "The…

The Nigerian government has decided to use chemicals to induce rain in response to the drought that has caused a severe food crisis in the country this year, the meteorological department said. The technology of "induced rain" involves…

Three decades of armed conflict, plus climate change, plus rising fuel prices is a crushing burden for Somalis. The ripple effect of the conflict in Ukraine pushing fuel prices up is breaking the local market. Abdinur Ali, 33, runs a…

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations says 75% of the world’s land has been transformed mostly for agriculture, with 23% of the land being no longer productive. The FAO attributed this lack of…

By,Temitope Mustapha,Abuja A decision management tool on Drought Early Warning System has been presented to stakeholders in Agricultural, Water Resources and Environment Sectors to help tackle issues of drought in Northern Nigeria.…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought that threatens the livelihoods of more than 7…

In the drought-hit south of Madagascar, people are forced to fill their bellies with white clay mixed with tamarind to cope with famine. More than a year of no rain is slowing leading locals to the brink of famine. The staple food like…