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The Stream, April 12: Lake Chad Region In Humanitarian And Ecological Crisis
The Global Rundown Food security is suffering in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin due to a confluence of conflict, drought, and declining water levels, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A report suggests that concerns about water could soon prompt Argentina, Chile, and other Latin American countries to enact stricter environmental […]
The Stream, March 21: India, Pakistan Will Resume Indus River Talks
The Global Rundown India and Pakistan next month will resume a dispute resolution process over hydropower projects in the Indus River Basin. More than two dozen people have died from hunger in Somalia amid a severe drought. Cape Town, South Africa will spend millions of dollars to develop emergency water systems. Military patrols are guarding […]
The Stream, March 13: Public Protest Against Singapore Water Rate Increases
The Global Rundown At least 100 people protested proposed water rate increases in Singapore, saying living costs are already too high. The United Nations asked for billions of dollars to respond to conflicts and droughts that have triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in seven decades. Water utilities in New Zealand are struggling to repair […]
The Stream, March 10: North Africa Water Scarcity “Urgent” Says FAO
The Global Rundown A sharp decline in freshwater supplies across North Africa and the Middle East requires a “massive response,” according to the director of the Food and Agriculture Organization. Infrastructure across the United States, including water systems, received a D+ grade in a new report card. A water tanker strike in Chennai, the capital […]
The Stream, March 7: Horn of Africa Still Suffering Drought Effects
The Global Rundown Funding shortfalls threaten to curtail humanitarian food and water deliveries in Ethiopia, putting millions of people at risk. Drought is also a driving factor behind violent ranch invasions in Kenya, according to government officials. A government report on Australia’s environment finds that water quality has improved in the Murray-Darling River Basin, but […]
Kenya’s Drought Worsens in the Wake of Below-Average Rainfall
The Rundown Low rainfall levels in late 2016 have intensified drought conditions in Kenya, leading to food and water insecurity in arid and semi-arid regions. The drought has already triggered livestock deaths, crop failure, and school closures. This month, the Kenyan government warned that without urgent and appropriate action, Kenya risks conditions similar to the […]
The Stream, January 10: Wildfires Contribute to Sahel Droughts, NASA Finds
The Global Rundown The burning of forests and wetlands in Africa’s Sahel is likely contributing to droughts in the region, researchers found. Protests are brewing over a natural gas pipeline project in Texas, where opponents plan to follow the example set by the water defenders at Standing Rock. Water restrictions will begin this week for […]
The Stream, December 14: U.S. EPA Report Links Fracking to Water Contamination
The Global Rundown A final report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says hydraulic fracturing can contaminate water. Operators at a major hydropower dam in Mozambique have reduced electricity supplies to South Africa due to dropping water levels. Waste piles left unmanaged during Yemen’s civil war now threaten drinking water in Sanaa. Drought conditions are […]
The Stream, November 28: Madagascar Drought Raises Specter Of Famine
The Global Rundown Food shortages driven by consecutive years of drought could deteriorate into a famine affecting more than a quarter million people in Madagascar. A drought in Zimbabwe has highlighted shortfalls in Harare’s water infrastructure, and a deepening drought in the southeastern United States may dry up water supplies in some small towns. Officials […]
The Stream, October 21: Drought-Hit Madagascar Faces Emergency Levels Of Hunger
The Global Rundown Food security conditions have deteriorated to emergency levels in Madagascar, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk, aid organizations warned. Brazil charged more than a dozen individuals with homicide in the Samarco dam collapse case. A new report quantified the number of premature deaths in Africa caused by polluted water and […]
