Afirman que Angola prioriza programa de lucha contra sequía

2024-06-17T13:20+0200prensa-latina (es)

La funcionaria aseguró que el Ejecutivo, a través del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, desarrolla diversas líneas de trabajo para combatir este fenómeno, además de que otras carteras aportan a este propósito. Al respecto, la vicepresidenta del país, Esperança da Costa, en la conferencia internacional....

FAO pledges US$10 million for SADC to support 13 million people affected by drought and floods

2024-06-12T17:01+0200economist-na (en)

According to the SADC El Nino Appeal, an estimated 60 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure. Across the southern half of the region, many areas experienced significant crop water deficits resulting in reduced crop production while Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe have declared states of national disaster due to the drought.

Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions

2024-06-11T21:04+0200reliefWeb (en)

Senior Researcher, Africa Division. Namibian authorities are repatriating Angola ns, including dozens of childrenmany unaccompaniedwho were found begging or selling wooden artifacts in Namibia’s cities and towns. Many of the children are from Angola’s southern Cunene, Huila, and Namibe provinces,....

Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions

2024-06-11T09:08+0200wn (en)

Namibian authorities are repatriating Angola ns, including dozens of children—many unaccompanied—who were found begging or selling wooden artifacts in Namibia’s cities and towns. Many of the children are from Angola’s southern Cunene, Huila, and Namibe provinces, where the worst drought in four....

Angola: Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions

2024-06-11T06:53+0200allafrica (en)

Returnees from Namibia Need Adequate Services. Namibian authorities are repatriating Angola ns, including dozens of children--many unaccompanied--who were found begging or selling wooden artifacts in Namibia's cities and towns. Many of the children are from Angola's southern Cunene, Huila, and Namibe....

Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions

2024-06-11T01:21+0200hrw-malays (en)

Children collecting water in Cunene province, Oncocua, Angola , July 14, 2018. © 2018 Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images. Namibian authorities are repatriating Angolans, including dozens of children—many unaccompanied—who were found begging or selling wooden artifacts in Namibia’s cities and towns.

Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions

2024-06-11T00:31+0200HumanRightsWatch (en)

Children collecting water in Cunene province, Oncocua, Angola , July 14, 2018. © 2018 Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images. Namibian authorities are repatriating Angolans, including dozens of children—many unaccompanied—who were found begging or selling wooden artifacts in Namibia’s cities and towns.

FAO releases US$10m to support vulnerable people in SADC region

2024-06-08T00:20+0200herald (en)

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation has released US$10 million to support the most vulnerable people in the SADC region through anticipatory action and response. The SADC region faces a humanitarian crisis because of the ongoing El Niño induced drought and floods that are negatively impacting the....

¿Qué pasó el 5 de junio de 2024 en el mundo?

2024-06-06T17:25+0200diario-expreso (es)

Según la información, Castillo, que comenzó su carrera delictiva hace 18 años, está al mando de este grupo conformado por 250 miembros , y que, según las autoridades, es responsable de extorsiones, más de 150 asesinatos y actividades de narcotráfico en los departamentos de Magdalena, Cesar y Guajira.

Africa Drought Threat Intensifies, Causing Rise in Elephant Death Tolls Since 2023

2024-05-31T22:16+0200natureworldnews (en)

Drought has impacted Africa for years, aggravating humanitarian crises like widespread displacements and malnutrition due to food insecurity that affects millions of people. While the said natural disaster is notoriously known for destroying communities, it also has devastating impacts on wild animals.

Zambia, l’inflazione aumenta: +14,7% per i prezzi al consumo a maggio su anno

2024-05-30T13:03+0200business24tv (it)

Il tasso di inflazione annuale dello Zambia ha accelerato ulteriormente a maggio, alimentato dalla debolezza valutaria e dagli effetti di una siccità indotta da El Niño, la peggiore in almeno quattro decenni. In particolare il dato, misurato dall’indice dei prezzi al consumo, ha visto un aumento del....

El Niño mette in ginocchio l’Etiopia: Medici con l'Africa Cuamm attiva cliniche mobili

2024-05-27T19:26+0200aise (it)

PADOVA\ aise\ - La secca più lunga degli ultimi quarant’anni, poi le piogge torrenziali, mettono in ginocchio il secondo paese più popoloso del continente africano, l’Etiopia . Nelle regioni meridionali, eventi alluvionali recenti hanno colpito e costretto decine di migliaia di persone ad....

Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide

2024-05-25T17:50+0200thehindu (en)

Sudden, severe dry spells known as flash droughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central Asia, where flash drought extent is shrinking, according to new research. Heat and changes to precipitation patterns caused by a warming climate are driving these trends, the study found.

Etiopia: Medici con l'Africa Cuamm, 'El Niño mette in ginocchio il Sud del Paese, aumentano i casi di malnutrizione e cresce il rischio ...

2024-05-24T22:09+0200247libero (it)

(Foto Medici con l'Africa Cuamm) “La secca più lunga degli ultimi quarant’anni, poi le piogge torrenziali mettono in ginocchio il secondo Paese più popoloso del continente africano, l’Etiopia. Nelle regioni meridionali, eventi alluvionali recenti hanno colpito e costretto decine di migliaia di....

Etiopia: Medici con l’Africa Cuamm, “El Niño mette in ginocchio il Sud del Paese, aumentano i casi di malnutrizione e cresce il rischio epidemie”

2024-05-24T19:28+0200agensir (it)

(Foto Medici con l'Africa Cuamm) “La secca più lunga degli ultimi quarant’anni, poi le piogge torrenziali mettono in ginocchio il secondo Paese più popoloso del continente africano, l’Etiopia. Nelle regioni meridionali, eventi alluvionali recenti hanno colpito e costretto decine di migliaia di....

El Niño mette in ginocchio il sud dell’Etiopia tra le cliniche mobili del Cuamm. Aumentano i casi di malnutrizione e cresce il rischio di epidemie

2024-05-24T15:25+0200difesapopolo (it)

La secca più lunga degli ultimi quarant’anni, poi le piogge torrenziali, mettono in ginocchio il secondo paese più popoloso del continente africano, l’Etiopia. N elle regioni meridionali, eventi alluvionali recenti hanno colpito e costretto decine di migliaia di persone ad abbandonare la propria casa, con grave rischio per la sopravvivenza.

Etiopia. CUAMM: esondano Omo e Turkana, migliaia gli sfollati

2024-05-24T13:39+0200ilmetropolitano-it (it)

L’Ong denuncia le conseguenze del fenomeno climatico El Nino. (DIRE) Roma, 24 Mag. – La secca più lunga degli ultimi 40 anni, poi le piogge torrenziali, mettono in ginocchio il secondo paese più popoloso del continente africano, l’Etiopia. Nelle regioni meridionali, eventi alluvionali recenti hanno....

Nicita (Pd) a Fanpage: “Cpr peggio del carcere, su migranti l’ondata di destra ha travolto l’Europa”

2024-05-24T11:08+0200zazoom-it (it)

(Di venerdì 24 maggio 2024) Antonio Nicita , senatore del Pd, è candidato alle prossime Europee nella circoscrizione Isole. A Fanpage spiega che per Sardegna e Sicilia "serve un Pnrr specifico". Sui migranti aggiunge: "L'Europa ha inseguito una nuova ondata che proviene dalle destre.

Deficits vs. climate: Here’s what Sen. Romney thinks the Budget Committee should prioritize

2024-05-22T23:07+0200deseret (en)

across the country. In March, Romney criticized Democratic leadership of the Budget Committee for not focusing on the budget, including the $1.5 trillion deficit, and instead focusing on climate change, saying, “We’ve had 28 hearings before today. Do you know how many of those hearings have been on the budget? Two.

'Let's Sharpen Long Term Strategies Against Droughts'

2024-05-22T19:24+0200allafrica (en)

Wallace Ruzvidzo The SADC region will scale-up the implementation of bold actions to mitigate the effects of climate change-induced disasters, to ensure its people are cushioned from the adverse effects of droughts, President Mnangagwa has said. He said the region will build robust adaptation....

Severe Flash Droughts Intensify Globally Due to Warming Climate

2024-05-22T18:39+0200natureworldnews (en)

The latest report warns of the potential impacts of an increasingly warming climate, which could intensify flash droughts globally and harm communities and food security. Read here. Researchers raised concerns about the effects of a warming climate on global drought problems. The report warned that it could lead to intensifying flash droughts.

SADC summit launches appeal for action to tackle humanitarian crisis

2024-05-22T01:04+0200informante (en)

Staff Reporter. THE President of Angola and SADC chairman, João Lourenço, has said that there is an urgent need to address the humanitarian crisis facing the region as a result of recurring droughts and tropical cyclones. Speaking during an emergency SADC summit in Luanda on Monday, Lourenço....

SADC needs US$5.5 billion to assist El Niño victims

2024-05-21T20:40+0200windhoek-observer (en)

Niël Terblanché. The current chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), President João Lourenço of Angola , launched a regional humanitarian appeal of at least US$5.5 billion aimed at supporting more than 61 million people affected by the El Niño-induced droughts and floods across the region.

Boccia: “Stato d’emergenza per l’agricoltura siciliana colpita dalla siccità”

2024-05-21T08:48+0200tempostretto (it)

Il presidente dei senatori del Pd ieri in Sicilia: "Il governo blocca le risorse" Aggravante siccità per l’agricoltura siciliana. Francesco Boccia, presidente dei senatori del Partito democratico, ieri in Sicilia per le Europee, visitando l’oasi di Ponte Barca a Paternò, in provincia di Catania, è intervenuto sull’emergenza.

‘Let’s sharpen long term strategies against droughts’

2024-05-21T00:38+0200herald (en)

The SADC region will scale-up the implementation of bold actions to mitigate the effects of climate change-induced disasters, to ensure its people are cushioned from the adverse effects of droughts, President Mnangagwa has said. He said the region will build robust adaptation measures coupled with....

‘Let’s sharpen long term strategies against droughts’

2024-05-21T00:33+0200chronicle (en)

Wallace Ruzvidzo, Harare Bureau. The Sadc region will scale-up the implementation of bold actions to mitigate the effects of climate change-induced disasters, to ensure its people are cushioned from the adverse effects of the ensuing drought, President Mnangagwa has said.

Latest Whitehouse climate hearing to focus on drought

2024-05-20T13:02+0200eep (en)

The Senate Budget Committee’s 19th hearing linking climate change to economic instability will focus on the tolls of widespread droughts and water crises. It’s a topic that could resonate with committee lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, particularly those who hail from agriculture-heavy states....

Sadc PF meets over food security

2024-05-20T02:14+0200herald (en)

The SADC PF Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) opened its meeting here yesterday, in preparation for the 55th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC PF that will take place in Angola from July 1 to 7. The meeting underway here, which is running under the theme:....

Hobbs signed law fighting wildfires. Here's how other states will help.

2024-05-18T15:32+0200azcentral (en)

Arizona state Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, joined Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday morning at a central Phoenix fire facility in the signing of a bipartisan bill bolstering resources to combat wildfires. The issue hits close to home for Cook — literally.

Sadc launches humanitarian appeal

2024-05-18T11:32+0200zimbabwesituation (en)

In Southern Africa, El Niño weather patterns are associated with low rainfall and drought. The current drought has affected crops and livestock leading to the disruption of lives and livelihoods for an estimated 58 million people in the region. According to a statement by the SADC Secretariat,....

Sadc launches humanitarian appeal

2024-05-18T00:32+0200herald (en)

HEADS of State and Government of member states of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) will meet on Monday next week to discuss the humanitarian situation in the region caused by the current El Niño-induced drought. In Southern Africa, El Niño weather patterns are associated with low rainfall and drought.

Southern African Development Community launches humanitarian appeal

2024-05-18T00:07+0200chronicle (en)

Harare Bureau. HEADS of State and Government of member states of the Southern African Development Community will meet on Monday next week to discuss the humanitarian situation in the region caused by the current El Niño-induced drought. In southern Africa, El Niño weather patterns are associated with low rainfall and drought.

Il Pd presenta un’interrogazione sul maltempo e attacca il governo: “Ha dimezzato i fondi”

2024-05-17T22:14+0200zazoom-it (it)

- Il Pd presenta un’interrogazione sul maltempo e attacca il governo : “Ha dimezzato i fondi” - Il Pd ha presentato un'interrogazione al ministro dell'Ambiente per chiedere conto dei danni causati dal maltempo al Nord, accusando il governo di aver ... Meteo Weekend: il tempo migliora, ma occhio ai....

Gov’t ratifies protocol on free movement of persons in IGAD region

2024-05-15T16:08+0200independent-UG (en)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Abubaker Jeje Odongo signs the Free Movement of Persons Protocol at Kampala Serena Hotel as IGAD’s Executive Secretary H.E Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and other officials look on. PHOTO URN. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has ratified the protocol on free....

Weather-related disasters continue to displace more than conflict and violence

2024-05-15T07:38+0200downtoearth (en)

In 2023, the number of internally displaced people increased to 75.9 million, from 71.1 million in the preceding year, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement 2024 (GRID-2024) released by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), a leading institution on monitoring of internal displacement in the world.

More people in countries with low human development index suffer from climate-related disasters

2024-05-09T07:52+0200downtoearth (en)

April 24, 2024. Countries with Human Development Index (HDI) lower than 0.78, had a higher impact, the findings showed. Likewise, the increasing number of the population impacted by climate-related disasters in countries with very high human development was statistically and significantly lower than....

Will Climate Change allow India to hold another summer elections?

2024-05-07T00:05+0200indiatoday (en)

Heatwave records in April 2024. ââNumber of heat wave days in April 2024 is the highest in the last 15 years (2010-2024) over Gangetic West Bengal and the highest over Odisha during the last 9 years (2017- 2024). ââ2nd longest spell of heatwave of 18 days in the last 15 years in Odisha as compared to 21 days in 2016.

Meteo. La siccità estrema in Sud Africa mette a rischio la sicurezza alimentare

2024-05-06T06:46+02003bmeteo (it)

siccità. Da ottobre 2023 a marzo 2024 una forte siccità si è diffusa nel Sud Africa, coinvolgendo nazioni come Angola , Zambia, Zimbabwe e Namibia, insieme al bacino dello Zambesi e il sud del Madagascar. Le temperature eccezionalmente alte, risalenti al 1960, hanno esacerbato la situazione, portando....

La NASA alerta: varios países del sur de África están amenazados por una sequía histórica y duradera

2024-05-04T10:02+0200tiempo-es (es)

La intensa sequía combinada con los efectos de El Niño amenazan a millones de personas en el sur de África. Una situación que podría no mejorar en varios meses. La falta de agua lleva muchos meses causando importantes pérdidas de cosechas y ganado en el sur de África. 04/05/2024 07:30 5 min.

President Mbumba affirms commitment to press freedom

2024-05-04T09:06+0200informante (en)

Staff Reporter President Nangolo Mbumba reiterated the government’s commitment to fostering press freedom, highlighting it as a crucial and indispensable component of its governance structure. “As the home of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration on press freedom and the country with the freest press in....

Mbumba vows to protect press freedom

2024-05-03T11:11+0200namibian (en)

President Nangolo Mbumba has hailed Namibia for remaining highly ranked on press freedom in Africa and the world, saying the government remains committed to the cause. Mbumba’s remarks echo those of his predecessor, the late president Hage Geingob, who often emphasised the government’s commitment to media freedom.

Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations - Report of the Secretary-General (A/79/78–E/2024/53)

2024-05-03T00:35+0200reliefWeb (en)

Summary. The present report was prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 46/182 , in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report annually to the Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance.

Giovane specializzanda lucchese in Sierra Leone con Medici con l’Africa Cuamm

2024-05-02T09:46+0200luccaindiretta (it)

È in partenza per la Sierra Leone Sara Perelli , giovane specializzanda in medicina d’urgenza a Pisa. Originaria di Lucca , 32 anni, dal 4 maggio trascorrerà sei mesi all’ospedale di Freetown, capitale del paese, grazie al progetto Jpo ( Junior Project Officer ) di Medici con l’Africa Cuamm che....

What is the role of hydropower in a world facing increasing drought?

2024-05-02T04:33+0200expressindia (en)

A drought fueled by the El Nino weather phenomenon has reduced reservoir water levels in hydropower plants, which both countries rely on for most of their electricity. This has led Ecuador to declare a state of emergency and institute power cuts. In neighboring Colombia, water has been rationed in....

El Niño exit leaves a lasting impact on Southeast Asia's agricultural systems, stressing the need for preventive measures

2024-05-01T11:28+0200agris-fao (en)

01/05/2024 Bangkok. As El Niño, a recurring climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean, bids farewell, its lingering effects are leaving a significant mark on agriculture across Southeast Asia. A new brief by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Scaling Anticipatory Action....

Humanitarian Situation Monitoring, November 2023 | South Sudan

2024-05-01T11:04+0200reliefWeb (en)

CONTEXT & RATIONALE. South Sudan relies on rainfed subsistence agriculture and extensively uses limited technology to produce goods (especially food) and services.1 As a consequence, South Sudan has a high dependence on importation of goods and services from neighbouring countries such as Uganda,....

Scaling Anticipatory Action across Southeast Asia (April 2024)

2024-05-01T06:35+0200reliefWeb (en)

El Niño exit leaves a lasting impact on Southeast Asia's agricultural systems, stressing the need for preventive measures. 01/05/2024 Bangkok As El Niño, a recurring climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean, bids farewell, its lingering effects are leaving a significant mark on agriculture across Southeast Asia.

Fixing drought requires more federal funding, Nevada lawmakers say

2024-05-01T04:51+0200eagletribune (en)

Nevada lawmakers signed on to a letter with more than 30 other members of Congress Monday, calling for more federal funds to help address drought in the West, which is only expected to intensify. A coalition that included Nevada Democratic Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, as well as Democratic Reps.

Pitting hydropower against weather extremes?

2024-05-01T02:50+0200dtnext (en)

Holly Young. Reliable, cheap and low carbon since coming into use over a hundred years ago, hydropower has become a vital clean energy source, today providing more electricity than all other renewables combined. But recent power shortages in Ecuador and Colombia have highlighted its vulnerability in the face of climate change.

EU Policy. More than 70% of key resources imperilled by climate - report

2024-04-30T16:13+0200euronews-en (en)

More than 70% of copper, cobalt and lithium, key critical raw materials needed for the clean energy transition driven by the EU, are at risk of facing supply disruption due to climate change, according to a new analysis. Countries leading cobalt and lithium production — Australia, Chile, the....

Can hydropower can hold its own against weather extremes?

2024-04-30T08:56+0200deutschewelle-en (en)

than all other renewables combined. But recent power shortages in Ecuador and Colombia have highlighted its vulnerability in the face of climate change. A drought fueled by the El Nino weather phenomenon has reduced reservoir water levels in hydropower plants, which both countries rely on for most of their electricity.

IS GOVT READY FOR LOOMING FOOD CRISIS?

2024-04-29T08:51+0200times-co-sz (en)

The country is still shocked by the recent leaks. Government has tried to play down the leaks and gave assurance that the leaks revealed that oversight institutions in the country are working well. This, however, is not good enough as the leaks have created a negative perception about our country.

Drought-stricken Zambia turns to Uganda for 0.5m tonnes of maize

2024-04-27T18:55+0200EastAfrican (en)

Zambia’s vulnerability assessment report (2023) projects over two million people to be food insecure spanning the period October 2023 to March 2024. Zambia, the second largest maize producing nation in Southern Africa after South Africa, declared drought a national disaster in February and introduced a state of emergency.

Stuck in the mud and facing death in the blistering heat: Entire herds of endangered hippos are left stranded and unable to move in drying-up ponds as drought ravages Botswana

2024-04-26T18:07+0200dailymail (en)

Herds of endangered hippos are facing death in the blistering heat of Botswana, left stranded and unable to move in drying ponds as drought ravages the southern African country. Harrowing views show clusters of animals boxed together in the mud as they desperately try to cool off and avoid sunburn,....

Hydropower: can it hold up against climate change?

2024-04-26T14:42+0200deutschewelle-en (en)

than all other renewables combined. But recent power shortages in Ecuador and Colombia have highlighted its vulnerability in the face of climate change. A drought fuelled by the El Nino weather phenomenon has reduced reservoir water levels in hydropower plants, which both countries rely on for most of their electricity.

Southern African drought primarily driven by El Nino, massive blow to food security, health: Study

2024-04-26T07:58+0200downtoearth (en)

February was the driest month since 1981 for most of Zimbabwe, Zambia and parts of Botswana and Angola , according to official reports. It was among the top three driest months for most of Malawi and Mozambique. Three southern African nations Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe declared drought as a national disaster between February and April, 2024.

Mapping Global Flash Drought Trends for Disaster Preparedness

2024-04-25T18:07+0200lelezard (en)

WASHINGTON April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash droughts (FDs), characterized by sudden and severe dry spells, are emerging as formidable challenges to global water and food security, complicating disaster preparedness efforts. With their rapid onset and lasting impact, understanding the mechanisms....

Mapping Global Flash Drought Trends for Disaster Preparedness

2024-04-25T18:01+0200streetinsider (en)

WASHINGTON April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash droughts (FDs), characterized by sudden and severe dry spells, are emerging as formidable challenges to global water and food security, complicating disaster preparedness efforts. With their rapid onset and lasting impact, understanding the mechanisms....

In a World of Plenty, Children are dying of Hunger

2024-04-25T17:47+0200sarajevotimes (en)

Food insecurity worsened globally in 2023, with nearly 282 million people in need of urgent assistance due to conflict, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, but also as a result of extreme weather events and economic shocks, warned 16 United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organizations yesterday.

Southern African scientists call for urgent action as drought bites

2024-04-25T10:33+0200researchprofessionalnews (en)

Crop failures and livestock deaths reported as extreme El Niño summer extends into April. Researchers and agricultural policy experts in southern Africa have said that governments, donors and international actors must immediately take steps to “save lives and avoid further catastrophes” as one of....

Southern African scientists call for urgent action as drought bites

2024-04-25T10:29+0200researchresearch (en)

Crop failures and livestock deaths reported as extreme El Niño summer extends into April. Researchers and agricultural policy experts in southern Africa have said that governments, donors and international actors must immediately take steps to “save lives and avoid further catastrophes” as one of....

Fao: per cambiamenti climatici carenza mais in Africa meridionale

2024-04-24T11:36+0200askanews (it)

Roma, 24 apr. (askanews) – Le prospettive della produzione cerealicola nell’Africa meridionale sono peggiorate drasticamente dallo scorso febbraio e il previsto calo della produzione di mais intensificherà l’insicurezza alimentare delle famiglie, spingerà al rialzo i prezzi interni e stimolerà un....

Dying crops, food and water shortages — drought affects millions in southern Africa

2024-04-24T10:38+0200namibian (en)

Severe drought in southern Africa, exacerbated by El Niño, has led to extreme food insecurity and water shortages for millions. A recent study attributed the drought primarily to this weather pattern, rather than human-induced climate change. The southern African region is experiencing one of its....

MIL-OSI USA: McClellan, Matsui, Neguse, Cohen Lead Resolution to Celebrate Earth Day 2024

2024-04-22T21:12+0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Co-Chair Doris Matsui (CA-07), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-04) led a group of 54 lawmakers in introducing a resolution to commemorate Earth Day 2024.

MIL-OSI USA: MATSUI LEADS RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY 2024

2024-04-22T20:41+0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), co-chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Reps. Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led a group of 54 lawmakers in introducing a resolution to commemorate Earth Day 2024.

India: Protests continue for two months for constitutional rights in Ladakh

2024-04-22T10:09+0200breakinglatest (en)

Ladakh, a region of India bordering the Himalayan mountains and China, is a beautiful region of cloud-shrouded mountain peaks, lush grasslands and thousands of glaciers. For the past two months, protesters have been staging protests in Ladakh’s main city Leh to demand more autonomy from India’s central government.

Subito fondi per l’acquisto di autoclavi e serbatoi contro la siccità, il disegno di legge del Pd all’Ars

2024-04-19T16:43+0200blogsicilia (it)

Incentivare l’acquisto di impianti di autoclave e di serbatoi per l’accumulo di acqua negli edifici residenziali che ne sono sprovvisti. Questo l’obiettivo di un disegno di legge messo a punto dal gruppo parlamentare del Partito democratico all’Ars, con primo firmatario il deputato ragusano Nello Dipasquale .

India's Ladakh demands autonomy to deal with climate change

2024-04-19T16:32+0200deutschewelle-en (en)

Located in the Himalayas, India's union territory of Ladakh is a natural paradise with mountain peaks reaching the clouds, lush grasslands, and thousands of glaciers. For more than a month, demonstrators in the city of Leh have braved sub-zero temperatures demanding more autonomy from India's....

Government and International Partners Meet in Geneva to Boost Humanitarian Funding

2024-04-19T15:03+0200allafrica (en)

With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country's UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5 per cent funded.

Easier-to-Make Cholera Vaccine Approved by WHO Amid Shortage

2024-04-19T12:00+0200bnnbloomberg (en)

(Bloomberg) -- An oral vaccine for cholera that is more simple to make than existing versions has been approved by the World Health Organization in a move that is expected to rapidly increase production capacity amid global shortages. The inactivated oral inoculation, Euvichol-S, has similar....

Siccità. Barbagallo: “approvato Odg impegna governo a spendere presto PNRR crisi idrica in Sicilia”

2024-04-18T13:40+0200agenparl (it)

(AGENPARL) - Roma, 18 Aprile 2024 (AGENPARL) – gio 18 aprile 2024 Ufficio Stampa Gruppo Partito Democratico Camera dei Deputati per approfondimenti consultare il nostro sito: [ Siccità. Barbagallo: “approvato Odg impegna governo a spendere presto PNRR crisi idrica in Sicilia” Roma, 18 aprile 2024 –....

ICMC’s Member in South Sudan Responds to Displacement Crisis Caused by Conflict in Sudan

2024-04-17T18:54+0200icmc (en)

As displacement caused by conflict in Sudan creates a new humanitarian crisis, ICMC’s member in South Sudan provides lifesaving emergency assistance and continues to call for peace. Since April 2023, more than 500,000 people have arrived into South Sudan fleeing a conflict erupted in neighboring Sudan, creating a large-scale humanitarian crisis.

Ethiopia: Government and international partners meet in Geneva to boost humanitarian funding

2024-04-16T19:10+0200unocha (en)

With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country’s UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5 per cent funded.

Ethiopia High-Level Pledging Event: Government Of Ethiopia And International Partners Meet In Geneva To Boost Humanitarian Funding For Ethiopia

2024-04-16T19:07+0200menafn (en)

- African Press Organization) Download logo With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country's UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5 per cent funded.

APO AFRICA Ethiopia High-Level Pledging Event: Government of Ethiopia and International Partners Meet in Geneva to Boost Humanitarian Funding for Ethiopia

2024-04-16T18:25+0200venturesafrica (en)

With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country’s UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5 per cent funded.

Ethiopia High-Level Pledging Event: Government of Ethiopia and International Partners Meet in Geneva to Boost Humanitarian Funding for Ethiopia

2024-04-16T17:00+0200CapitalEthiopia (en)

With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country’s UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5 per cent funded.

Conflict’s Long Shadow Has a Name: It’s Hunger

2024-04-16T16:28+0200ipsinternational-sw (en)

, this is the grim reality for millions around the world. April 7th will mark the sixth-month anniversary of the attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, which has killed over 30,000 people. It has left millions without shelter, medicine, food or clean water. Without intervention, 50% of Gaza’s population is at imminent risk of famine.

Ethiopia High-level Pledging Event: Government of Ethiopia and International Partners Meet in Geneva to Boost Humanitarian Funding for Ethiopia

2024-04-16T12:07+0200reliefWeb (en)

Attachments (Geneva 16 April 2024) With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country’s UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5 per cent funded.

Conflict’s Long Shadow Has a Name: It’s Hunger

2024-04-16T09:37+0200ipsnews (en)

, this is the grim reality for millions around the world. April 7th will mark the sixth-month anniversary of the attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, which has killed over 30,000 people. It has left millions without shelter, medicine, food or clean water. Without intervention, 50% of Gaza’s population is at imminent risk of famine.

Conflicts Long Shadow Has a Name: Its Hunger

2024-04-16T09:27+0200globalissues (en)

April 7th will mark the sixth-month anniversary of the attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, which has killed over 30,000 people. It has left millions without shelter, medicine, food or clean water. Without intervention, 50% of Gaza’s population is at imminent risk of famine.

Letters: We must protect loons and other wildlife from climate change

2024-04-15T12:10+0200chicagotribune (en)

I am so dismayed to learn how climate change is causing a decline in the loon population (“ Goodnight, loon? ” April 11.) Hearing the eerie call of loons on a summer night in northern Wisconsin is one of the delights of spending time there. Unfortunately, other bird species are also threatened by the impacts of climate change.

2023 Disasters in numbers

2024-04-05T13:47+0200reliefWeb (en)

Executive Summary. In 2023,1 the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards.2 These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses amounted to US$202.7 billion.