Southern Africa turns to natural solutions amid drought crisis

What is drought? Causes, impact & countries most affected

East Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years, with over 1.4 million people displaced by drought in Somalia alone.

One in five persons don't have enough water in drought-stricken ...

One in five people in drought-stricken East Africa – a total of 33.5 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia – don't have enough safe drinking water.

Drought-Hit Zimbabwe Unravels Amid Humanitarian, Economic, and ...

There, an estimated four million people face hunger in the wake of southern Africa's worst drought in more than three decades. If the situation ...

Exploring the Most Efficient Solutions to Water Scarcity | Earth.Org

4. South Africa · infrastructure is vastly underprepared. · have led to overcrowded communal taps, dangerous bore-holing, and the dangerous ...

Cape Town almost ran out of water. Here's how it averted the crisis

A year on, the South African city's parched dams are now over 80% full. Water use restrictions have been relaxed. And Day Zero – the point at ...

Absorbing Climate Shocks and Easing Conflict in Kenya's Rift Valley

A series of failed rainy seasons in northern Kenya has sharpened competition among herders, farmers and conservancy owners for land and water, often resulting ...

Cape Town water crisis - Wikipedia

The Cape Town water crisis in South Africa was a multi-year period in 2015–2020 of water shortage in the Western Cape region, most notably affecting the ...

How Cape Town was saved from running out of water - The Guardian

Reusing shower water, limiting toilet flushing and night-time irrigation were among measures that saved South Africa's second city from ...

Water Stress: A Global Problem That's Getting Worse

Experts say that even when there are significant natural causes for a region's water stress, human factors are often central to the problem, particularly with ...

Cape Town confronts looming 'Day Zero' water crisis | Drought News

Taps in the drought-hit South African city could be turned off by April 21. he Theewaterskloof Dam, a key source of water supply to Cape Town, ...

A perfect storm: The ramifications of Cape Town's drought crisis

The city's water is transferred from several catchment areas through an intricate system of dams and pipelines managed either by the CCT or the national DWS.

Awaiting Day Zero: Cape Town Faces an Uncertain Water Future

South Africa's second-largest city has pushed back the day when its taps are expected to run dry. But with its population growing and the ...

Southern Africa Drought | World Food Programme

Southern Africa is grappling with an unprecedented drought triggered by El Niño, a recurring climate phenomenon known for its capacity to exacerbate either ...

'Day Zero': What Cape Town's water crisis says about inequality

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — “Day Zero” is approaching as South Africa's showcase city of Cape Town prepares to turn off most water taps amid ...

Zimbabwe declares state of disaster as El Nino-linked drought ... - PBS

Much of Southern Africa is in the throes of a food crisis due to the ongoing drought. Zimbabwe declared a state of national disaster and ...

Taps running dry have become part of daily life in South Africa's ...

South Africa is naturally dry, and the climate crisis has hit the nation many times with crippling drought. Johannesburg is one of many of ...

Amid Political Quarrels over Cape Town Crisis, Engineers Prepare ...

In Cape Town, South Africa, equipment is in place to pull water from the bottom of reservoirs.

South Africa water crisis sees taps run dry across Johannesburg

In some parts of South Africa's capital taps have run dry for weeks, with no end in sight to an unprecedented water crisis.

El Niño's aftermath: Southern Africa seeks sustainable solutions

Over 9 000 cattle lost, crops devastated – Southern Africa faces unprecedented challenges due to a relentless drought. Collaborative efforts by ...

Southern Africa in water crisis – A case study of the Pangara River ...

Southern Africa is a drought prone region in which predictable shortages of water have to be overcome through contingency plans. Sadly, this fact has not been ...