Namibia rushes to drill boreholes as worst drought in a century bites
Environment ministry says drought has caused a third of Namibia's 2.5 million people to go hungry, and hundreds of wild animals in conservation parks as well cattle on farms are dying
Saving Indonesians from climate disasters, one social media post at a time
Indonesia suffers hundreds of natural disasters every year
Summit head Chile says "no excuses" if climate talks fail
Delegates are locked in disputes over how carbon markets should work, what finances are available for vulnerable nations, and when emissions targets should be made more ambitious
WIDER IMAGE-Side by side, glimpses of Palestinian refugee camps then and now
There has been little movement for Palestinian refugees in the camps over decades - only their memories and hopes can travel freely back to lost lands
Famine stalks millions in South Sudan after droughts, floods - U.N.
UN says it needs $270 mln urgently to provide food to hungry South Sudanese in the first half of 2020 and avert mass starvation
Dry man of Europe, Poland strives to save water
Poland - hit by back-to-back droughts - is on a mission to save water and end its reputation as dry man of Europe
Australia probes theft of drinking water in drought-hit state
Offenders stole about 25,000 litres of drinking water from a property in the town of Murwillumbah on the state's far northern coast
China aims to double water transfers from wet south to arid north
The government prepares to launch the second phase of its water diversion scheme, which will double its annual delivery capacity
Migrant hailed after saving wheelchair-bound man from burning building in Spain
The story drew comparisons with the migrant from Mali who last year scaled a Paris apartment block to save a boy dangling from a fourth-floor balcony
Push for climate-damage fund set to fall flat at UN talks
Aid experts and some poorer nations had hoped Madrid talks would back a new financing facility to repair harm from climate change - but it appears to be off the table