Drought!

The country often suffers from drought and locust plagues.

(g) Desertification and drought

He also pledged 3 million towards drought alleviation in Somalia.

(d) Natural disasters drought and desertification HIV AIDS epidemic.

Gravely concerned at the magnitude of the current drought, which may affect up to fifteen million people owing to the serious crop failures in drought prone parts of the country that have weak infrastructures and low development capacities,

Gravely concerned at the magnitude of the recurrent drought, which affects millions owing to the serious crop failures in drought prone parts of the country that have weak infrastructures and low development capacities,

Concerned by the recurrent drought, which still affects millions owing to the serious crop failures in drought prone parts of the country and the pastoralist areas that have weak infrastructures and low development capacities,

Concerned by the recurrent drought, which still affects millions owing to the serious crop failures in drought prone parts of the country and the pastoralist areas that have weak infrastructures and low development capacities,

Aware of the high vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and harsh climate conditions, in particular drought or flooding,

Droughts alone affected more than 20 million people worldwide.

The effects of several years of drought continue to be felt in Somalia.

Such a drought like this year has no wittnes in past.

The key challenges in post disaster, drought and post conflict transitions will be further elaborated in the present report.

Low resolution instruments provided valuable data for indirectly estimating rainfall, drought and locust infestations.

Too much rain falls on some areas, and not enough on others.

A severe drought was reported in the south west of the country.

Somalia remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly drought and floods, as well as seasonal cyclones and coastal storms.

Noting that drought and other types of natural disasters have proved to be recurring phenomena in Malawi,

Areas of activity have included the coordination of drought mitigation and winterization programmes, as well as assistance to flood victims.

We have provided assistance to combat epidemic diseases and overcome the effects of natural disasters including floods, droughts and infestation by locusts and other pests.

(e) Countries with areas liable to drought and desertification

e) Countries with areas liable to drought and desertification

More recently, it also caused severe drought in southern Africa.

There was famine in the land caused by cold, drought, fire and flood

In addition, there are those affected by drought, a chronic feature of Djibouti s socio economic situation.

Expressing concern at the damaging consequences of floods and drought that have occurred in various parts of the Sudan in recent years,

Although like most disasters the impact of drought depends on the interplay between a natural event and socio economic policies, drought differs from most disasters in that it is slow in onset and may continue in cycles or for a prolonged period of time.

Recovery from drought poses a set of unique challenges.

Mindful of the fact that Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and that it is currently affected by the worst drought in living memory,

20. Droughts, floods and storms accounted for emergency situations among vulnerable rural populations in many countries.

Emergency flood plans are being developed and people advised on how to manage the scarce water resources in case of drought.

During the period 1998 2000, Eritrea also suffered its worst drought in many years.

Prices were also boosted by sharply reduced supplies from Kenya due to drought.

Major disasters to which Nepal is vulnerable, in addition to earthquakes, include floods, drought, landslides, epidemics, glacial lake outburst floods, fire and ecological hazards.

Mindful that Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and that some parts of its territory continue to be affected by serious drought,

For the current season, crops have already been affected by drought in Central America and the Caribbean.

(a) Disasters such as floods, earthquakes, forest fires, oil spills, drought and volcanic eruptions affect large parts of the globe and coordinated international efforts are required to minimize their impacts.

Jaclyn was 14 years old and she was in her Masai family and there's a drought in Kenya.

The region will continue to experience shocks from natural hazards, such as floods, droughts and cyclones.

Food aid assistance was provided to an additional 10 million people suffering the consequences of drought and floods in 1997.

ESCAP contributes, through its 52 members and associate members, to the mainstreaming of disaster reduction into sustainable development, with particular focus on water related disasters, especially floods and drought.

Noting with concern the recurrent drought that affects Ethiopia, and its consequences,

Chronic disasters such as health epidemics, drought and famine continued to take a heavy toll on the populations of developing countries.

The Committee noted that satellites could provide information on the state of the ocean and on the potential for floods and droughts or on the high numbers of intense thunderstorms.