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Cityscape of Cape Town. Credit: Reuters/Euroluftbild.de

‘Day Zero’: Reeling Under Drought, Cape Town to Run out of Water by April

The Wire Staff 19/01/2018

In a portent of a Mad Max-like situation, South Africa's...

A caravan of camels loaded with sacks of raw salt travels across the desert near Tichit, Mauritania December 5, 2006. Credit: Reuters/David Rouge

Will the Sahara Desert Soon Cover Large Parts of South Europe?

Baher Kamal 05/09/2017

The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth,...

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Memories of Water in Rural Anantapur

Rahul M. and Sahith M. 02/09/2017

A steady decrease in rainfall, the switch to water-intensive...

Pooran Adivasi near his farm pond with some water, even as the rest of the landscape wears a parched look. Credit: Nachiket Sule

Restored Farm Ponds Allow Sahariyas to Overcome Drought

Nachiket Sule 25/08/2017

Residents of a tribal village who were denied...

Damascus. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Wurzelgnohm

Is Syria Really a ‘Climate War’? Examining the Links Between Drought, Migration and Conflict

Lina Eklund and Darcy Thompson 23/07/2017

An over-emphasis on environmental stress overlooks the role of...

Children lining up for their one meal per day at a school in Bandarero, Northern Kenya. Credit: OCHA/ Daniel Pfister

Hunger Worsens, Crops Scorch and Livestock Die as East Africa’s Drought Intensifies

IPS World Desk 20/07/2017

“This is the third season in a row that...

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Small Farmers of Latur, of ‘Water Train’ Infamy, Doubt New Loan-Waiver Scheme Will Help

Nidhi Jamwal 13/07/2017

The Maharashtra government’s Rs 34,000-crore farm loan waiver may...