Droughts are causing record devastation worldwide, UN-backed report …
Jul 21, 2025 · This is according to a new report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) and the International Drought …
Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action - UN …
Dec 1, 2023 · The Global Drought Snapshot report, released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday, coinciding with COP 28, paint a grim picture of the scale of …
The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained - UN News
Dec 3, 2024 · Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on …
Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Became
Dec 9, 2024 · Some 77.6% of Earth’s land experienced drier conditions during the three decades leading up to 2020 compared to the previous 30-year period, according to the landmark report …
World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a ...
May 12, 2022 · Through its newly published Drought in Numbers report, released in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, during the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15), UNCCD’s compendium of drought …
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts
Aug 7, 2024 · A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due …
Over 3 million people impacted by 'worst drought in 40 years' in ...
May 10, 2022 · The severe drought has impacted the lives of more than three million people in Somali Region of Ethiopia. Women have lost their livelihoods and have been forced to move to …
The severe drought that began in late 2020 has continued into 2023 with the passing of five poor to failed rainy seasons continues to challenge development gains and is an example of why the...
2021 Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction
The GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 explores the systemic nature of drought and its impacts on achievement of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the SDGs and …
spropor-tionately by the poor. As cultural historians warn, drought has been the single longest-term physical trigger of political change in 5,000 y ars of recorded human history. With its...