Julius Nkhata, a local villager, says the increasingly dramatic seasonal dry-out of the lake – blamed by experts on man-made climate change – has displaced local people and increased joblessness. KACHULU – Just four months ago, the fishing harbour at Kachulu on the western shores of Lake Chilwa […]
November, 27, 2018 Viet Nam NewsHÀ NỘI — The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Southeast Asia (CCAFS SEA) programme continues to work towards the goal of ensuring food security in the face of climate change by working with its partners to integrate solutions and mitigation policies into […]
As the Phnom Penh construction boom begins to permeate secondary cities, demand for locally produced clay bricks has seen full kilns selling out at unprecedented rates. But a transformation to Cambodia’s rural economy – led in part by remittances from construction workers on these sites and microfinance loans […]
Deekshith Nevil Pinto November 5, 2018 TWC India File photo of a farmer sitting in the middle of his dried land (Netra Raju and S Nagendra / BCCL) At a Glance In October, India got a paltry 44% of the month’s average—the lowest since 1976. An erratic monsoon, […]
Ethan Harfenist June 2015 With the weather pattern known as El Niño currently stirring up the Pacific Ocean, experts are expressing concern that parts of Cambodia may soon face drought conditions that could rival the devastating effects the weather system brought nearly 20 years ago. A cyclical changing […]
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon and Kong Meta Last year’s drought caused a nationwide crisis, with harvests ruined, forest fires raging and many rural families struggling to feed themselves. As experts take stock of the impact, news of another potential El Niño raises a question: Is Cambodia prepared for the next drought? […]
Global warming is increasing the chances of worldwide harvest failure on the scale of the tragic 19th-century drought and famine that claimed 50 million lives. Awaiting aid in drought-ravaged Somalia in 2011. Image: Stuart Price/UN Multimedia Climate News Network October 22, 2018 Climate change driven by human-induced global warming […]
