Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
Drought
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A political drought
The financial sustainability of water schemes has run aground; and, repairs and maintenance is abysmal
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Clueless in drought
Everybody loves a good drought. Few understand it. Especially the Indian media
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The myth of drought
For every administrator, there is a lesson to be learnt from Gujarat s drought. Specially since this dry spell has been brought about more due to water mismanagement than an erratic monsoon
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Drought and El Ni o
Are periods of drought in India linked to cyclical weather patterns
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Apple growers warned
horticulture experts from the us have warned apple growers not to apply harmful compounds to trees that can kill aphid parasites and mite predators. These compounds can damage their produce
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Holding their own
Villages which have harvested rainwater are faring quite well in the face of drought
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THUNTHI KANKASIYA DAHOD a turnaround
The people of this small village of Bhil tribals in Dahod district had been facing a serious water crisis. About 78 per cent of them used to migrate for at least 10 months. There were no wells in the
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Raj samadhiyala Rajkot leading by example
About 20 km away from the district headquarters of Rajkot, this village shows how environmental management can bring about a socio-economic turnaround. According to Narayanbhai Limbasia, a
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Man with a mission
The credit for the socio-economic turnaround of Raj-Samadhiyala village in Rajkot district of Gujarat goes to Hardevsinh Balwantsinh Jadeja, the 48-year-old head ( sarpanch ) of the village council.
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Gandhigram Kachchh Taking Loans to harvest Water
This village in Mandvi taluka of Gujarat's Kachchh district has embarked on rainwater harvesting and wm quite recently. For the past 10-12 years, the residents have been facing a drinking water