Droughts

Drought response requires getting development right

19 Mayo, 2013 - 04:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97647/Drought-response-requires-getting-developme...
GENEVA 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - It takes more than weathermen and agriculture experts to design an effective drought response policy.

From drought policy to reality

19 Mayo, 2013 - 04:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97673/From-drought-policy-to-reality
GENEVA 18 March 2013 (IRIN) - There is quite a leap to be made between a country’s declared intent to draw up a drought policy and actually making it happen on the ground. This was the view of several participants at the recent High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy in Geneva.

Drought in New Zealand

26 Abril, 2013 - 06:01
Origen: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80990&src=eorss-iotd

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

– Lush green landscapes in New Zealand’s North Island took on a browner hue in summer 2013, as the area contended with one of the worst droughts in decades.

CAMBODIA: Water management goes solar

15 Octubre, 2012 - 09:15
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96102/CAMBODIA-Water-management-goes-solar
KRATIE 14 August 2012 (IRIN) - Floods and droughts are two leading causes of agricultural losses in Cambodia, where farmers have begun using solar power to manage their water supply and counter the impact of increasingly erratic weather patterns.

GLOBAL: Joined-up thinking on water, energy and food

20 Junio, 2012 - 17:30
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95080
JOHANNESBURG 15 March 2012 (IRIN) - Africa’s third longest river, the Niger, is a source of water, food and energy for nine West African countries. But frequent droughts induced by a changing climate, and exacerbated by rapidly growing demand, pose a threat to water availability and livelihoods.

Abrupt Shift from Drought to Flooding in Central Cuba

4 Junio, 2012 - 12:23
Origen: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107971

The sudden shift from drought to heavy rainfall that caused severe flooding in central Cuba drove home to the authorities the need to redesign preparedness and prevention plans for climate-related emergencies.

Horn of Africa hit by famine -- needs to prepare for future

20 Enero, 2012 - 14:16
Origen: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

The Horn of Africa is once again in the grip of famine, caused by drought and political crisis. Local people depend on livestock and crops to stay alive. Their animals and crops have died from lack of water. In this FAO video, shot last year in Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, local herders and farmers adopt simple techniques that will save livestock and crops in time of drought or flood and avert famine.

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