2023 disasters in numbers
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
Humans continue to consume natural resources at a destructive pace
Natural selection favoured the survival of human ancestors who could run
Uncertainty in the occurrence of rainfall with respect to time and quantity is a major contraint to agricultural production in rainfed areas. To alleviate the constraint, groundwater is pumped at an unsustainable rate causing continuous water table decline. Groundwater recharge by the rainwater and runoff harvested in percolation tanks can augment the groundwater resource.
Beyond research spending, the gap in scientific output between developed and developing countries is glaring
Attacks by large carnivores on humans can occasionally help to generate significant resistance to carnivore conservation efforts.
Poor children were never safe; now the rich ones face new threats
Finances for environmental infrastructure is waning, especially in the water supply sector
A collation of statistics on population density, water, sanitation and hygiene for 100 countries throws up disturbing trends
This article shows that despite increasing catches by foreign fishing fleets, the economic growth and social benefits from marine resources have not been met for many western African countries that host these fleets. A meta-analysis of changes in catches, market values, exports, imports, employment, access, and domestic supplies in western Africa since 1960 illustrates the impact of the expansion of distant-water fleets on not only the status of the marine resources and their ecosystems but also on the economic and social conditions of the people of western Africa.
To count the tiger