Overall Green alert Drought for Mindanao (Philippines)-2018
in Philippines

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 13 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1012686
Name: Mindanao (Philippines)-2018
Countries: Philippines
Start Date: End of Oct 2018
Duration: 443 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 53992 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Philippines: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapsh ... Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:27:00 +0100.

PHILIPPINES. Two weeks after Typhoon Phanfone (locally named Ursula) made landfall as a category-2 typhoon and crossed the Visayas region, over 2.8 million people are affected in more than 2,900 villages (barangays). As of 6 January, over 1
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Protecting human rights amid the climate crisisThu, 26 Dec 2019 04:34:00 +0100.

Will the Christmas storm Ursula awaken many and join the legions of activists here and abroad to push government and the business sector to do what is right and urgent – by drastically reducing carbon emissions, protect habitats and people,
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Climate changeFri, 20 Dec 2019 08:14:00 +0100.

Dr Zuhair Hasnain. MASSIVE research and evidence have shown that climate is changing rapidly and overall influence of this change is negative on rice productivity. Asia is vitally important continent which comprises majority of rice produci
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Clima, Filippine denunciano 47 società per violazioni dei diritti uman ... Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:51:00 +0100.

Lo ha annunciato a Madrid, nel corso della Cop25, la Commissione sui diritti umani delle Filippine (CHR), rappresentata dal commissario Roberto Cadiz. Tra le major attive nel mercato dei combustibili fossili, oltre alle due aziende italiane
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