Étiquette : Climate
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Caritas launches Kenya emergency appeal
Caritas is appealing for 4 million euro (US$5.6 million) to help Kenya during its most severe drought in 60 years. Over 3.6 million people are in need of emergency assistance but this could rise to 5 million as the situation worsens. Caritas will provide food and water and will also help farmers improve their crops […]
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AFRICA: Pastoralists grapple with climate change
NAIROBI, 28 January 2009 (IRIN) – As many as 250 million people in Africa may not have enough water to meet their basic needs by 2020 because of climate change, a specialist in poverty, environment and climate change said on 27 January. « The day-to-day impacts of climate change, such as higher temperatures and erratic rainfall, […]