2018 was the sixth-warmest and had the sixth-lowest monsoon in the last 117 years, says IMD By Richard Mahapatra Thursday 17 January 2019 Credit: Getty Images The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on January 16 […]
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El Nino is bringing drought threats for business in southern Africa
Reuters Foundation Kate E. Gannon, Patrick Curran & Declan Conway December 2018 Coinciding with one of the strongest El Niño events since at least 1950, widespread droughts occurred throughout southern Africa during […]
How do El Niño events affect Mexico?
Excerpts from Geo-Mexico La Niña and El Niño are two major periodic disturbances to the normal oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns over the Pacific Ocean which have widespread effects around the world. The normal […]
Hard hit by El Niño: experiences, responses and options for Malawi
World Bank June 7, 2018 In Malawi, the impact of extreme weather events has significantly contributed to the recurrent crises of food insecurity. This analytical work was undertaken to assist the Government […]
Crosscutting Themes (From ENRNs and DRR, 2016)
Crosscutting Themes (Based on the Portal/ENRNs Project’s 15-country, city and region case studies) Each of the 15 country studies exposed issues of concern raised by the research teams. CCB clustered several but […]
War, Hunger And A Housing Boom: Welcome To Africa’s Most Crowded City
December 12, 2018 By Forbes Conflict, drought and floods have pushed a record number of Somalis into Mogadishu, making it Africa’s most crowded city, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said. With more […]
East Africa Food Security Alert: December 7, 2018
December 7, 2018 Significant October to December rainfall deficits to result in below-average crop and livestock production Across the Horn of Africa, rainfall performance during the October to December Deyr/short rains season […]