climate change famine

A villager arrives to collect her monthly allocations of food aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Africa

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

About 6 million people in rural areas and 1.7 million in urban areas will require assistance, according to the Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZIMLAC)

A man tries to chase away a swarm of desert locusts away from a farm, near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
World+Biz

From heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021

Malagasy climate refugees are seen in the camp located in Ambovombe, capital of Androy region in southern Madagascar September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Joel Kouam
Africa

Madagascar prays for rain as UN warns of 'climate change famine'