Climate change and drought

Updated: Tue, 5 Jun 2018

As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes

A weather station monitored by students - part of a range of water-smart innovations - has turned around a parched village

Families sleep in water lines as drought grips Zimbabwe's Bulawayo
With water running in pipes one day a week at best and dams low, finding water has become a struggle in Zimbabwe's drought-hit second city By Lungelo Ndhlovu | Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Drought - and economic woes - empty Zimbabwe's 'cattle bank'
Farmers are trying to find ways to protect their herds as climate change brings more frequent droughts - but not all are working By Busani Bafana | Thu, 5 Dec 2019
Drought displaces hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians
Worsening drought is leaving pastoralists saying they have no hope for the future By Emeline Wuibercq | Fri, 13 Dec 2019
In Honduras, years of drought pressure farmers to leave land
After five years of drought, poor farmers are finding it hard to make ends meet, making it likely that more will head to cities in search of work or further north to the United States By Anastasia Moloney | Fri, 27 Sep 2019
Up in smoke? Argentina delta blaze sparks worry - and legal action
Smoke from fires roaring through a vast drought-dried wetland area has reached Buenos Aires, spurring a lawsuit and legislative action By Marcela Valente | Tue, 11 Aug 2020
'Follow the water': Drought dries up housing for rural Namibians
As rural Namibians move to cities to escape drought, many end up in makeshift houses in overcrowded informal settlements By Kim Harrisberg | Mon, 9 Mar 2020
Drought-hit Argentina faces water woes amid coronavirus pandemic
The worst drought in 50 years in northeast Argentina is hitting hydropower and tourism and threatening drinking water By Marcela Valente | Wed, 29 Apr 2020
Guatemala's children bear brunt of prolonged drought, rising heat
Climate change is driving worsening hunger as farm families struggle to get a harvest By Anastasia Moloney | Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Zimbabwe solar-irrigated farms face a new threat: hungry elephants
As worsening climate change-related drought makes food run short, lush irrigated fields are becoming an attraction By Lungelo Ndhlovu | Wed, 21 Aug 2019
As Cape Town races to save water, 'Day Zero' draws closer
In the worst-case scenario, extreme droughts could be about 100 times more likely than they were early last century By Kim Harrisberg | Mon, 9 Nov 2020
After drought, Kenya's herders hammered by coronavirus curbs
Livestock-keepers had been hoping for a good year to help them recover from drought but have struggled to sell their animals as pandemic disrupted markets By Wesley Langat | Sat, 27 Jun 2020
Amazon losses help drive growing wildfires elsewhere in Brazil
As destruction of the Amazon continues, it threatens to cut off the "flying rivers" of water vapour that bring reliable rain further south By Fabio Zuker | Wed, 30 Sep 2020
Satellite data shows hunger looming in Senegal, Mauritania
The maps show large areas of barren pastures, which means animals will die, stripping owners of their sole source of food and income By Nellie Peyton | Fri, 30 Aug 2019
Hit by wilder weather, Botswana's farmers seek welfare payments
A government programme to provide work for those in need of income is seeing a rise in demand as droughts become harsher By Sharon Tshipa | Mon, 18 Feb 2019
Cacti and credit throw Brazil's drought-parched farmers a lifeline
As rainfall disappears, water-smart and credit-smart changes are keeping northeast Brazil's farmers on their land By Laurie Goering | Mon, 17 Dec 2018
As large herds struggle, some Maasai try a swap to dairy cattle
In a culture and economy built on cattle, having fewer isn't easy - but it is bringing in a more reliable income, some herders say By Caroline Wambui | Wed, 13 Mar 2019
Climate stress drove wave of Arab Spring refugees
Severe droughts helped fuel migration and asylum requests from the Middle East and North Africa, new evidence shows By Megan Rowling | Wed, 23 Jan 2019
New drought insurance plan for Senegal to free up aid, save lives
Under the policy, funds will be released automatically when rainfall levels hit a certain low By Nellie Peyton | Thu, 30 Aug 2018
Climate shocks threaten gains against HIV in Africa
Teenage girls who grow up in areas hit by harsh drought are more likely to drop out of school, have sex earlier and contract HIV, study finds By Inna Lazareva | Thu, 31 Jan 2019
With scratch-card savings, Senegal farmers dodge drought
As rains become more erratic, growers put away small amounts of cash via their cellphones so they can afford fertiliser and hardier seeds By Nellie Peyton | Wed, 19 Dec 2018
After eastern Zimbabwe floods, water shortages parch Harare
Climate change is bringing more weather extremes, and Zimbabwe this year is suffering from opposite crises at once: floods and drought By Tonderayi Mukeredzi | Sun, 7 Apr 2019
In Ethiopia, climate change leads herders to retrain as farmers
As droughts becomes harsher, killing animals, adding in vegetable farming - and other money makers - is paying off for pastoralists By Sebastien Malo | Tue, 12 Feb 2019
Quandary for drought-threatened Zimbabwe: Grow maize or not?
As the climate dries, maize is becoming harder to grow in much of Zimbabwe - but shifting away from it is a challenge By Lungelo Ndhlovu | Mon, 26 Nov 2018
As unusual drought hits eastern Nepal, farmers migrate to get by
"Water scarcity and drought were something alien to us a few years ago but they have become a new normal now" By Aadesh Subedi | Wed, 10 Oct 2018

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