May 20, 2017 Sarah Gibbens Previously known for having vast blue-green waters, Lake Atescatempa is now little more than a few puddles of mud. The Lake That Slowly Vanished Once known for […]
Why Did This Once Thriving Lake Disappear?
El Nino looms large in 2017 with drought and strong typhoons forecast for Vietnam
By VnExpress March 24, 2017 The rainy season is likely to return later than usual this year, and summer will be hotter, a senior meteorologist said. Last year, El Nino-induced droughts, the […]
Indian Ocean version of El Niño behind drought in East Africa
UPFRONT March 15, 2017 AN INDIAN Ocean phenomenon is partly to blame for the severe drought in East Africa, affecting maize and sorghum harvests and sending food prices soaring. A famine has […]
Global Water Partnership
Global Competition for #YouthLed Projects: Flood & Drought Special 2/28/2017 The significance of engaging young people in the design and implementation of policies, plans and standards in Disaster Risk Reduction has been […]
Farmers get SMS tool to check on weather
The UK government has launched a project in the Rift Valley and Western in which farmers will get updates on weather through the SMS. The platform known as Western Wiser Project is […]
Part 2: When the climate crisis leaves millions suffering
By Unelker Maoga “Kenya has been forced to redefine water as a scarce commodity rather than a basic need. What scares the most out of and me other fellow citizens is our […]
Part 1: A Voice From the Front Lines of El Niño in Kenya
Posted 18 February 2016 11:35 GMT In the arid and dry region of Isiolo in Kenya, a new irrigation scheme has been set up to help communities to learn and adopt new ways […]
