Drought
Drought tightens its grip on Morocco
No longer having access to potable running water, the villagers of Ouled Essi Masseoud rely solely on sporadic supplies in public fountains and from private...
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France orders crisis task force over 'historic' drought
Water restrictions have already been ordered in nearly all of France's 96 mainland departments, with 62 at the highest alert level, and the Meteo-France weather agency has forecast little relief for the coming weeks.
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Horn of Africa drought drives 20 million towards hunger
A donor conference last week raised almost $1.4 billion for the region, which the UN says is facing its worst drought in 40 years.
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Donors pledge $1.39 bn for Horn of Africa humanitarian aid
The money raised will go towards humanitarian and development projects in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, as the region experiences its 'worst drought in 40 years,' a statement by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
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Power cuts and drought: No end in sight for Kannaland Muncipality’s water woes
The Kannaland Municipality has acknowledged ongoing water challenges in Zoar.
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North African climate change threatens farming, political stability
The North African nations of Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are among the 30 most water-stressed countries in the world, according to the World Resources Institute.
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Climate change could force 216 million from their homes: World Bank
The estimate from the Washington-based development lender released Monday updates a 2018 report with new figures from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and East Asia and the Pacific to provide a more complete overview of the potential toll from rising global temperatures.
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Colorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoir
A chronic drought has left huge swathes of the country parched, as man-made climate change forces shifts in the pattern of rainfall. That has left Lake Mead, the largest US artificial reservoir which is fed by the mighty Colorado River, worryingly low at just a third of its capacity.
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Be prepared: Climate experts call on drought-hit EC to be ready for rain
Parts of the province have been crippled by a prolonged drought which has the region's biggest metro, Nelson Mandela Bay, facing an unprecedented water crisis.
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Hunger, drought, disease: UN climate report reveals dire health threats
After a pandemic year that saw the world turned on its head, a forthcoming report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), seen exclusively by AFP, offers a distressing vision of the decades to come: malnutrition, water insecurity, pestilence.
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Why full dams don’t mean water security
If people see full dams, can they be persuaded to reduce their water use?
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NMB mayor Bhanga to write to Ramaphosa over drought disaster declaration
Nelson Mandela Bay Nqaba Banga said that he would be writing to the highest levels of national government to query a decision to turn down a request for drought disaster declaration.
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Nelson Mandela Bay records dam levels below 13%
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the metro had not yet reached day zero - the day the taps run dry.
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EC residents urged to use water sparingly as dam levels at all-time low
The average dam level in the metro is just over 14%.
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Ongoing Karoo drought leaves farm workers hopeless
The stressful situation has led to two farmers taking their own lives in 2017 and 2018.
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WC farmers predict bumper apple and pear harvests for 2021
A bumper harvest is expected due to last year's good rainfall.
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NMB Metro says water projects on track
The metro has seen one of the worst droughts since 2015 and last year the taps were close to running dry.
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NMB residents urged to use water sparingly
In September 2020, the municipality reported that it had experienced day zero, when taps were running dry and dam levels dipped below 19%.
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Global population hit by extreme drought set to double
Globally, one in 12 people could face severe water shortages every year by 2100, compared to an average of about one in 33 at the end of the 20th century.
