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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Rs.50 crore sought to solve Kollam’s water woes
District panchayat chief says allocated sum insufficient District panchayat president S. Jayamohan has said that in the backdrop of Kollam being declared drought hit, the State government should make an emergency allocation of Rs.50 crore to solve the district’s drinking water problem. In a statement here on Tuesday, Mr. Jayamohan said the amount was urgently required to meet the expenses for transporting drinking water, pipeline extension, cleaning of freshwater wetlands, compensation to farmers who had suffered crop loss on account of the drought, renovation of the Kallada Irrigation Project (KIP) canals, and repair of pumps owned by the Kerala Water Authority.
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Groundwater levels nosedive in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: Monsoon-dependent groundwater levels in the state have fallen by more than 11 metres in 2012. In 1988, the fall was a mere five metres and in 1998, it fell by seven metres. Interestingly all this happened despite normal average rainfall in the past two decades. Sharing the aforementioned with this newspaper, Dr K. Venugopal, joint director of the AP Ground-water Department said that what is more alarming is that perennial resource of groundwater in the state is not only declining but has started drying up.
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Planting Trees Helps Fight Climate Change, but mainly locally
Afforestation, planting trees in an area where there have previously been no trees, can reduce the effect of climate change by cooling temperate regions, finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal
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Wetlands cry for conservation efforts as state stares at severe drought
As summer sets in the next few weeks and many districts are staring at a severe drought, the slogan for World Wetlands Day this year -- Wetlands take care of water -- is a portent for the future. Kerala’s
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State needs 3,000cr to face drought’
Hopes Pinned On Central Aid Mumbai:The summer is yet to set in, but 125-odd tehsils in 15 districts across the state are already experiencing one of the worst water scarcity situations in recent years. “Our debt burden has already crossed Rs 2.56 lakh crore. We are passing through a critical period, since we will require huge funds to tackle the situation. We will require an additional Rs 3,000 crore to tackle the situation. If the Centre does not come to our rescue, it will be bad for us,’’ a senior bureaucrat told TOI on Friday.
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Mali conflict with Islamists halts climate adaptation projects
Fighting with militants in Mali is leading to the suspension of development in the country, aid workers say Escalating conflict with Islamic militants in Mali is leading to the suspension of development
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U.S. spring crop season jeopardized as drought persists
The unrelenting drought gripping key farming states in the U.S. Plains shows no signs of abating, and it will take a deluge of snow or rain to restore critical moisture to farmland before spring planting
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El Niño and health risks from landscape fire emissions in southeast Asia
Emissions from landscape fires affect both climate and air quality. This study uses satellite-derived fire estimates and atmospheric modelling to quantify the effects on health from fire emissions in southeast
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Drought-like situation hits nearly one lakh farmers
A report on drought-like situation in Tirupur district by Department of Agriculture, which was accessed by The Hindu , has stated that 92,327 farmers were affected during the current financial year. On the cropping area, the drought-like situation had taken a toll on 75,879 hectares brought under cultivation of various crops over kharif and rabi seasons during this fiscal till December 31.
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Bracing for climate change
Almost 40 per cent glaciers in Afghanistan have been reduced in 40 years, whereas the glaciers supplying water to Ravi, Chenab, Beas and Jhelum Rivers are thinning,” said Dr Chaudary Inayatullah, Climate