Al Shabaab intensified its activities in the South-Central region of Bakool, sieging several cities and burning trucks transporting food and essential supplies. This led to a quick increase of food...
The Sahel region has been decribed as a hotspot for human-made climate change,1 facing both slow-onset temperature warming and a rise in sudden, extreme weather shocks, such as floodings and...
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCPM) prepares and responds to the environmental dimensions of emergencies, including incidents that arise as secondary effects of disasters. DG ECHO, operating...
De la alerta temprana a la acción temprana Las amenazas naturales y los conflictos no solo están aumentando en términos de su intensidad y frecuencia, sino que a su paso también están dejando un...
There are great perspectives for Afghanistan in a newly developed groundwater research in Afghanistan. Using remote-sensing technology (earth observations), the project aims to create an...
COUNTRY OVERVIEW The Republic of Kenya, located in East Africa, covers a total land area of 582,646 kilometers square (km2), which includes varied formations of plains, escarpments, and hills, as...
Introduction This Weekly Dry Season Situation Report presents a preliminary analysis of the weekly hydrological situation in the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) for 12 to 18 January 2021. The trend...
Simeon Ehui World Bank Regional Director for Sustainable Development for Africa Maria Sarraf World Bank Practice Manager for the Environment, Natural Resources and the Blue Economy in West Africa...
In Numbers 7.24 million people facing acute food insecurity from April to July 2021 (IPC) 1.9 million acutely malnourished women and children (IPC) 1.35 million people assisted by WFP in November...
Aperçu de la crise Constats généraux Dans le Grand Sud de Madagascar, trois sécheresses consécutives, aggravées par le COVID-19, ont causé au moins 1,27 million de personnes dans le besoin d'aide...