Drought News

9:50 AM EST
2/10/2012 Drought response slowed by election feverWhile it is clear that Senegal was one of the eight Sahelian countries to be hit by poor rains in 2011, unlike most of its neighbours, the government has not yet declared that parts of certain regions are suffering drought conditions. This low-profile approach is slowing down donor and aid agencies' preparations and responses to help pastoralists and farmers get through the lean season.

Source:IRIN Topics:Social Issue, People, Children, Disaster And Accident, Drought, Politics, Election

12:26 PM EST
1/17/2012 Avalanches cut off parts of drought-hit northeast AfghanistanAvalanches in northeastern Afghanistan have cut off tens - if not hundreds - of thousands of people already at risk of hunger due to drought, opening the door to a potential humanitarian crisis if aid cannot reach them, says a provincial official.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Foreign Aid, Disaster And Accident, Disaster, Avalanche/landslide, Drought

8:53 AM EST
12/30/2011 Drought highlights in 2011Severe drought, exacerbated by poverty and conflict, hit at least four countries in 2011 -- Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia -- displacing hundreds of thousands of people. As the magnitude of the drought crisis gained international attention, familiar laments emerged about the failure to heed warnings issued months earlier and learn from previous famines by building resilience to inevitable weather shocks.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Disaster And Accident, Drought, Social Issue, Poverty

11:49 AM EST
11/17/2011 Government soldier opens fire at Rajo refugee camp in Mogadishu, killing at least three and wounding others.At least three refugees were killed and three others were wounded in Rajo Internal Displaced People camp in Mogadishu, witnesses on Thursday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Disaster And Accident, Drought, Conflict

10:29 AM EDT
10/3/2011 Somaliland in first humanitarian mission to MogadishuA humanitarian delegation from the Republic of Somaliland donated relief aid for 9,000 drought-displaced families in the Somalia capital, Mogadishu, during a visit on 30 September, the first such visit since the region declared unilateral independence from the rest of the country in 1991.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Disaster And Accident, Drought, Human Interest, Good

12:28 PM EDT
9/13/2011 What's new on the droughtPastoralists in the drought-hit northern and eastern part of Kenya are often caught up in conflict over resources as well as movements of livestock in search of water and pasture.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Foreign Aid, Disaster And Accident, Drought, Weather, Statistic

11:50 AM EDT
9/5/2011 750,000 more affected in Somalia famine – UNFamine continues to spread through Somalia as the United Nations has now included a sixth region in the list of famine-stricken areas in the country.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Epidemic And Plague, Disaster And Accident, Drought, Famine

10:11 AM EDT
9/2/2011 Texas eager for tropical storm's rainfallWhen a tropical depression is about to beat a certain area, the local government and its residents would normally raise all alert levels to prepare for its arrival and possible wrath. Texas could be the exception this weekend as it welcomes the buildup of a slow-moving tropical depression heading towards the Gulf Coast.

Source:AHN Topics:Weather, Forecast, Disaster And Accident, Drought, Warning

5:55 AM EDT
8/29/2011 From drought to floodsErratic weather has exacerbated food insecurity in one of Indonesia's driest regions, leaving farmers and families hoping for the best as October's planting season approaches.

Source:IRIN Topics:Environmental Issue, Water, Disaster And Accident, Drought

12:19 PM EDT
8/22/2011 Drought – the view from the groundIn the drought-affected lower eastern and coastal regions of Kenya, accessing water is an arduous and sometimes dangerous task.

Source:IRIN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Drought, Environmental Issue, Water