Water stress is an urgent issue in many regions worldwide, particularly in southern European countries. This study reveals the consequences of decreased freshwater flow on marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change and escalating water demands.
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 hippos
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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 Zimbabw
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Climate variability plays a crucial role in the annual fluctuations of crop yields, posing a substantial threat to food security. Maize, the main cereal in sub-Saharan Africa, has shown varied yield trends during increasingly warmer growing seasons.
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
Nasa has declared 2023 as the year of open science. This leading space agency is making a long-term commitment to build an inclusive, open science community over the next decade. Open-source science is a commitment to the open-sharing of software, data, and knowledge (algorithms, paper
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Tree restoration is an effective way to store atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate change. However, large-scale tree-cover expansion has long been known to increase evaporation, leading to reduced local water availability and streamflow. More recent studies suggest that in
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Projet WEFE-SENEGAL
Atelier technique Exploitation des eaux souterraines dans le bassin du fleuve Senegal:
Implantation, techniques et entretien des forages d’eau
Mode on-line
10 Février 9h30-12h30 et 11 Février 2022 9h30-12h30 (Dakar Time)
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NASA researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness conditions and one to three-month U.S. forecasts of each product. While maps of current dry/wet conditions for the United States have been available since 2012, this is the
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Document published in 2011 by OSS (Sahel and Sahara Observatory), focused on the design and implementation of a hydrogeological model of the Iullemeden Aquifer System.
Launched by NEPAD on 1st Februray, the Call for Expression of Interest for Universities and Research Institutions in Water Sciences to constitute and become members of the AU/NEPAD Central and Eastern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (AU/NEPAD CEANWATCE), is expected to r
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Invitación
Seminario Internacional sobre Técnicas de Cosecha de Agua
El programa G-WADI de la UNESCO para América Latina y el Caribe y el Centro del Agua para Zonas Áridas (CAZALAC) invitan a participar en el Seminario Internacio
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