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An important recent publication by Palmer et al. 2023 focuses on the complex and highly variable rainfall patterns in Eastern Africa, exploring the drivers and impacts of rainfall variability on the region's ecosystem, economy, and human wellbeing.

Al Jazeera recently released a short documentary by Adnane Baraka entitled "Echoes of water". LINK to the documentary.

(the latest SWOT YouTube video, discussing river discharge estimation from SWOT)The data are distributed through Hauteur des lacs et rivières – Data Terra | THEIA

The World Drought Atlas has been presented at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNCCD in Riyadh. The document was elaborated by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), with the support of ...

Les inondations qui ont frappé l'est du Sénégal ont causé des dégâts considérables, avec plus de 56,000 personnes déplacées et des milliers d'hectares de terres cultivées ravagées. Les villages de la région de Bakel ont été particulièrement touchés, avec des maisons effondrées, des éc ...

Par Rémi BarrouxPublié le 16 juin 2014 à 11h30, modifié le 23 juin 2014 à 14h41 - Original paper in: Au Sénégal, l’enfer des mines d’or pour des centaines d’enfants (lemonde.fr)

The World Meteorological Organisation has recently published a report on the status of the global water resources in 2023.Key messages 

According to BBC' news (Zambia electricity crisis: Drought hits hydro-powered Kariba Dam (bbc.com)) Zambia is experiencing its worst electricity blackouts in recent memory, despite having substantial hydroelectric resources (such as massive hydro-powered Kariba Dam). 

Author: Vibhu Mishra More than 215 people, including 35 children, have been killed and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. Many of the deaths have occurred in the capital, Kathmandu, which witnessed ...

Water not only rules everyday life in Bunyala (located on the shorelines of Lake Victoria, Busia County, Kenya), but also kills. The village experiences recurrent floods that wipe out houses and people, while the lake increasingly claims new lands according to its inhabitants. And the ...

News from Reuters website. Article written by Alexandra Valencia.QUITO, Sept 17 2024 (Reuters) - Ecuador's military began supporting operations at a major dam on Tuesday, following a government decision to implement a series of eight-hour nightly power cuts across the Andean country n ...

The prolonged drought in Morocco is causing serious problems for the agricultural sector. Local Authorities predict that the 2024 wheat harvest will be reduced by almost 50 per cent.... Further information ca be found here: https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/prolong ...

Local farmers in Malawi are proving their resilience to climate change impacts by turning a problem into an opportunity. 

Namibia is planning to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to the people struggling with food insecurity as the country grapples with its worst drought in 100 years.The animals set to be culled include 83 elephants, 30 hippo ...

Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades.With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger, “we are targeting to cull 200 elephants,” Tinashe Farawo, a spokesperson for the Zimbab ...

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La escasez, la sobreexplotación, la contaminación y la pérdida de millones de litros en fugas agravan los problemas de una de las capitales más grandes del mundo con un sistema muy frágil a punto de colapsar

Le projet régional LATAWAMA (Lake Tanganyika Water Management), financé par l’Union européenne et mis en œuvre par Enabel (Agence de Developpement Belge) en étroite collaboration avec l’Autorité du Lac Tanganyika, a pris fin le 31 janvier 2024.

What Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal Means for Central AsiaThe Qosh Tepa canal issue essentially forces the Central Asian nations in the Amu Darya basin to make tradeoffs between regional instability and internal instability.By Seamus DuffyApril 19, 2023 

Gaborone – With chronic underfunding threatening Africa’s fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, health officials and donors meeting for the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa have called for increased investments to end the neglected il ...

WMO has finalized the attached Technical Specifications to deliver and install 12 Hydrological Stations in the Volta Basin region.Below is the link to check the Technical Specifications and requesting you to kindly share it with the potential suppliers in the Volta Basin region to bid ...

UNCDD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is looking for an International Consultant to support the development of the UNCCD Greater Sahel ProgrammeThe Global Mechanism is an institution of the UNCCD, mandated to assist countries in the mobilization of financial reso ...