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

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
'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
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
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
In India's parched Bundelkhand, drought brings a tide of migration
As lengthening drought becomes the new normal, a parched region between India's Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh states is clearing out By Shuriah Niazi | Thu, 5 Jul 2018
Displaced by worst Afghan drought in years fear harsh winter
Struggling after decades of war, Afghanistan now has 2.6 million people enduring emergency-level food insecurity - one stage short of famine By Reuters | Fri, 9 Nov 2018
Desert-fringed Middle East, North Africa put on drought warning
The region must move away from simply responding to the effects of drought and prepare for the worst, the FAO said. By Lin Taylor | Fri, 15 Jun 2018
As drought fuels Indian migration, 'those left behind suffer most'
"The older people who die here in these villages, it's often because no one is there to take care of them" By Roli Srivastava | Thu, 29 Mar 2018
Hit by extreme weather, Zimbabwe rolls out triple climate policy
Policies for business, farmers and children aim to help country adapt to climate impacts and cut emissions - but will they be used? By Tonderayi Mukeredzi | Tue, 26 Jun 2018
Rain-sodden England told to use less water or face drought
A growing population, climate change, and the huge demand for water is unsustainable, the Environment Agency says By Lin Taylor | Wed, 23 May 2018

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