Mithi- Three more children died of malnutrition in drought-hit Tharparkar district today, bringing the death toll to 120 in last two months.

Globally, disasters due to natural hazards takes an enormous toll in terms of human lives, destruction to crops and livelihoods, and economic losses. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has therefore become a critical part of sustainable development strategies.

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has made available an 'Impulse Report' and a 'Book of Abstracts' in advance of the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference, which will convene from 9-12 March 2015, in Cancún, Mexico.

MORE than 20,000 residents of Magadi risk starvation if they do not receive immediate food assistance, area MCA Peter Pariken said yesterday.

(Reuters) - Nearly all California voters believe the state's water shortage is a serious problem, though they were split on whether environmental protection should be rolled back in response, accor

LAHORE (PR): A high level outreach event was held in Planning & Development Department Wednesday to launch the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC).

A severe drought has depleted grazing resources in North Horr Sub County in Marsabit, threatening the survival of livestock which is the mainstay of local pastoralist communities.

MITHI: Three more children died in Mithi area of drought-hit Tharparkar district in Sindh on Tuesday.

The American Southwest now has a 50 percent chance of entering a 30-year "megadrought." Scientists have examined the past in order to better understand rainfall patterns of today and have found tha

AS climate-linked extreme events escalate, Zimbabwean lawmakers have started pushing Government to speedily implement policies that strengthen the national disaster response.

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