Osnir da Silva Rubez prepares the furrows that will take water from the São Francisco river to irrigate his crops in the Brazilian Semi-arid ecoregion. He refuses to…
Read more A River’s Contrasts and Inequalities in the Arid Lands of BrazilOpinion by Huyam Salih (nairobi, kenya) Friday, December 08, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 08 (IPS) – Africa is contending with a climate crisis it did not…
Read more For Africans, the Climate Debate Around the Role of Livestock Misses the MarkFermina Quispe (fourth from the right, standing) poses for photos together with other farmers from the Women’s Association of Huerto de Nueva Esperanza, which she chairs and with…
Read more Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s HighlandsCattle carcass in Kenya’s Kitengela Maasai rangelands in the great drought of 2009. A new report shows that major river basis in Africa have become sources of conflict…
Read more Climate Change Turns African Rivers into Epicentres of ConflictFarmer Gustavo Panameño stands in the middle of what is left of his cornfield, hit hard by drought and windstorms, near Santa María Ostuma, in central El Salvador.…
Read more El Ni Impact on Central America’s Small Farmers Is Becoming More IntenseA staggering 40% of groundwater is used for global irrigation, this alone indicates the importance of this precious resource in navigating the population through impacts of climate change.…
Read more Managing Water Sustainably Is Key To the Future of Food and AgricultureOpinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Dec 23 (IPS) – A year that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
Read more War, Famine, Disease, Disasters – 2022 – a Year Staring at ApocalypseBy 2050, droughts may affect an estimated three-quarters of the world’s population. Credit: Miriet Abrego / IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, December 01, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID,…
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