Amid Record Drought and Food Insecurity

What is drought? Causes, impact & countries most affected

East Africa is currently experiencing widespread food shortages and near-famine, with millions of children under 5 suffering from severe acute ...

Ohio State experts warn of increased combine fire risk amid record ...

Farmers are facing an alarming rise in the risk of combine fires, experts from The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental ...

4.2 million people face hunger amid drought in Southern Africa

Almost 4.2 million people in Malawi are estimated to experience high levels of acute food insecurity between May and September 2024, ...

Madagascar faces starvation crisis amid record drought - YouTube

People in Madagascar are on the verge of starvation after the worst drought in 40 years. The UN's food agency says there's a desperate need ...

Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024

Why were an additional 23.8 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity between 2022 and 2023? ... Water scarcity in drought-affected areas ...

Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war - NPR

Food and Agriculture Organization said, as Russia's war in Ukraine, drought and other factors drove up inflation and worsened hunger worldwide.

East Africa - FEWS NET

Famine (IPC Phase 5) continues in part of Al Fasher, Sudan, amid sustained high humanitarian needs across East Africa ... East Africa Acute Food Insecurity ...

Drought brings life-threatening food shortages for refugees in Ethiopia

Samira Abdi fixes worried eyes on her six-year-old son as a nurse lays him gently in a weighing basin at a nutrition centre in the Melkadida ...

Iraq: Drought crisis destroys income and crops countrywide | NRC

Prolonged drought spells have forced one-quarter of farming families to rely on food assistance amid a lack of harvest. ... record low rainfall ...

What You Need to Know About Food Security and Climate Change

Global warming is influencing weather patterns, causing heat waves, heavy rainfall, and droughts. Rising food commodity prices in 2021 were a ...

Drought and hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and region: What to know

Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing food shortages due to the worst drought in 40 years and rising global food costs.

Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war

“It is important to remain vigilant and keep a strong focus on mitigating global food insecurity given that world food prices remain at elevated ...

Global food shortage and security: New risks - McKinsey & Company

A reflection on global food security challenges amid the war in Ukraine and the early impact of climate change ... record crops and some ...

United States Provides Nearly $105 Million for Urgent Food ...

Agriculture and Food Security · Anti-Corruption at ... Food, Humanitarian Assistance Amid Worst Drought on Record in the Horn of Africa ... Agriculture and Food ...

Southern Madagascar at risk of famine amid worst drought in 40 years

For the first time since a methodology to rank food security threats was introduced in 2016, people have been recorded in the “catastrophe” ...

Afghanistan: Worst drought and hunger crisis in decades - IFRC

Afghanistan is in the grip of one of the worst droughts and food shortage crises in decades, threatening an unrivalled humanitarian catastrophe.

Afghanistan at risk of hunger amid drought and Taliban takeover

More than 10 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity caused by prolonged drought as the Taliban seizes control of the country.

Climate change and food security: risks and responses

Increased temperatures and reduced precipitation have direct negative impacts on yields, and records during drought events can reveal important drops in ...

Global food crisis - Plan International

The situation is exacerbated by drought and the lack of food reserves, leaving affected families even more vulnerable. How does the hunger crisis affect girls ...

Millions at risk of hunger amid historic drought in southern Africa

Villagers pump water at a borehole July 2 in Mudzi, Zimbabwe. The United Nations' food agency said Oct. 15 that months of drought in ...