Posts Tagged ‘africa’
Bangladesh: Climate Change to Increase Hunger and Malnutrition
As governments gear up for COP17, which starts today, experts are warning that among climate change's greatest consequences in developing countries are the risks to the agriculture sector, including an increased risk of food insecurity. Bangladesh is among the top five most vulnerable countries.
KENYA: Hunger amid plenty
PRINT EMAIL Farmer John Kariuki has had to feed the cabbages to his cows NJORO, 5 August 2011 (IRIN) - Harvests are going to waste in parts of Rift Valley province - Kenya's grain basket - as farmers lack markets for their produce, even tho...
Volcano erupts in Eritrea after earthquakes: VAAC
Image: Wikipedia (Click on image for larger view.0 (Reuters) - A long-dormant volcano has erupted in Eritrea after a series of earthquakes and sent a 13.5 km plume of ash into the air, according to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). The volcano...
Kenya: Masai Mara’s Vanishing Animals
What is the future of wildlife species in Masai Mara reserve in Kenya?: “Most wildlife species have declined toward a third or less of their previous abundance within the overall Mara region between 1977 and 2009, with these decreases being almost as severe within the reserve as in the adjoining...
Liberia Barcodes Its Trees to Protect Rainforests
Barcoding seems to be the conservation concept of the day, and that goes for sparing trees from illegal logging. The latest country to use the technology is Liberia, and at least one expert thinks that barcoding trees to protect timber production could...
2011: Year of the flood
The year 2010 was one the worst years in world history for high-impact floods. But just three weeks into the new year, 2011 has already had an entire year's worth of mega-floods. I'll recap here six remarkable floods that have already occurred this yea...
Tree Rings Reveal Northwest Africa’s History Of Droughts Over The Last 1000 Years
Launch of “Weather Info for All” Africa
Somaliland Press is reporting that "About 5,000 new automatic weather stations are set to be deployed across Africa, under a climate change initiative announced today by the ...
Climate change will make hundreds of millions of people refugees
According to The Media Line, a new report by the UN claims that "climate change will make hundreds of ...
Somalia: Worst Drought In Decade
According to Reuters, "Somalia's worst drought in a decade is pushing growing numbers of children into near-famine conditions and ...
Droughts Common in West Africa During Past 3000 Years
YouTube: The Environmental Film “Home”
As described on YouTube, "HOME is a feature film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and co-produced by EuropaCorp (Luc Besson's studio) and Elzévir Films and supported ...
UGANDA: Storm destroys crops, kills livestock in north
According to IRIN, "hunger is becoming a growing concern in parts of the northern district of Amuru after a hailstorm destroyed crops, killed livestock and ...
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