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4 Oct 2021 BONN

How Fairtrade Farmers Cope With Climate Change?

Regional variations in climate will affect smallholders. No silver bullets to assist in survival.

4 Oct 2021 SACRAMENTO CA

California Will Consider Mandatory Water Restrictions In Event Of Dry Winter

State government is preparing for mandatory restrictions

4 Oct 2021 SYDNEY

Sydney Faces Water Shortage Within 20 Years

Increased desalination, stormwater recycling and ne efficiency measures recommended.

4 Oct 2021 KAMPALA, Uganda

Water Should Be At Centre Of African Climate Policies

Access to water and sanitation linked to climate change in new reports from WaterAid Nigeria

29 Sep 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States

Guterres Warns Of Conflict Caused By Water Crisis

Secretary-General warns UN Security Council of the possibility of increasing climate-related conflict 

28 Sep 2021 St Helena CA

Scorched, Parched and Now Uninsurable: California Wine Country

Desperation has pushed some growers to spray sunscreen on grapes, to try to prevent roasting, while others are irrigating with treated wastewater from toilets and sinks because reservoirs are dry.

21 Sep 2021 GITEGA, Burundi

Floods Lead To Internal Displacement Of 100,000 In Burundi

Natural disasters driving displacement in Burundi.

21 Sep 2021 New York New York

Ninety Percent Of Children In MENA Live With High Water Stress

Water scarcity is having a profound impact on children and families, starting with their health and nutrition, also increasingly becoming a driver for conflicts and displacement.

21 Sep 2021 Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya Drought Declared National Disaster

The National Treasury of Kenya and the Ministry of the Interior and Coordination of National Government will spearhead government responses to poor rainfall and crop failures which will include water and food relief distribution as well as livestock uptake.

6 Sep 2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan

Multiple Causes Of Central Asia Water Stress

The water resources available to the 5 republics of Central Asia are below the stress threshold of 1,700 m3 per person per year and risk falling further towards scarcity by 2050 if the nations do not undertake substantial investment in water infrastructure and management, as well as engage in transboundary water management and cooperation.

26 Jul 2021 Zhengzhou, China

China Floods: Death Toll Rises, Hundreds Of Thousands Flee

The severe rainstorms have now moved north impacting neighbouring cities and regions, with collapsed roads and damaged dams and reservoirs cutting off power leaving thousands trapped without electricity and water supplies. In one incident, 12 drowned in a Zhengzhou train.

Locals were unprepared for the downpours as weather forecasters had issued a warning for extreme rain for the wrong place and time.

Farmers in the Henan region have lost livelihoods with at least 200,000 chickens and up to 6,000 pigs lost in the floods

25 Jul 2021 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Historic Argentina Drought Threatens Crop Exports, Electricity Supply

Cargo ships have been unable to transport goods due to the shallowness of the basin, which has also sparked concerns amongst local communities who rely on the Parana River for drinking water and energy supply.

The drought is expected to cost local grains farmers and exporters $315 Million USD across a six-month period, according to the Rosario grains exchange.