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Tag: drought
UN raises $630mil, short of target $1bn, to tackle Ethiopia’s dire humanitarian crisis
A United Nations-led donor event held in its headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday (16 April) managed to secure financial pledges only for about two-thirds of ... Read More
Morocco dam filling rate improves to 30.7% on recent rainfall
Torrential rain in different Moroccan regions last week boosted water reservoirs reaching an average of 30.7%, compared with 23% few days ago. While the recent ... Read More
Chad: dozens of people killed in inter-communal clashes between farmer and herder communities
More than two dozen people were killed during the last week of March in clashes between rival farmer and herder communities in a region of ... Read More
Southern Africa hit by extreme drought, leaving some 20 millions facing hunger
The unprecedented drought that has enveloped large parts of southern Africa since late last year has impacted more than 6 million people in Zambia, 3 ... Read More
Morocco’s Central Bank expects meagre cereals harvest due to drought
Drought has shattered prospects for a good harvest this year with only 2.5 million tons expected, down from 5.51 million tons last year, Morocco’s central ... Read More
Drought-stricken Tunisia hikes water prices by 16%
Amid its worst drought in decades, Tunisian authorities announced a 16% hike in water prices, a move that may further erode the already frail social ... Read More
Zambia declares serious drought ‘national disaster’ after emerging from deadly cholera outbreak
Zambia has declared the debilitating drought the southern African country is currently going through a national disaster and emergency, with its president saying the crisis ... Read More
Morocco’s King oversees emergency water supply plan amid drought
King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the measures to ensure water supply amid a severe drought that left many key dams empty. Speaking at ... Read More
Morocco to rely on desalination for 50% of its fresh water needs by 2030
Morocco will produce 50% of its fresh water needs from desalination by 2030, said water minister Nizar Bakara, as the country faces one of the ... Read More
Morocco cuts water use due to drought
Morocco’s interior ministry ordered a ban of using drinking water to irrigate public parks, swimming pools, and cleaning streets due to a shortage of rainfall. ... Read More