The village has successfully transformed its agricultural practices, rejuvenated groundwater levels, and set an example for neighbouring regions through its proactive initiatives.
About 130 hippopotamuses are stranded in the mud in northeastern Namibia, as water levels continue to drop due to severe drought, a government official said Wednesday.
Drought, a slow-moving phenomenon, can cause significant damage and displacement in affected communities, but its impact varies from region to region, which includes pivotal factors like the GDP of that region, a newly conducted study shows.
According to the Meteorological Department, Chhattisgarh has received an average rainfall of 218 millimeters so far, which is 29 per cent less than the normal level.
Furthermore, where there is no alternative source of drinking water supply, water is being supplied through tankers, he said, adding that tankers are being deployed for water in Shimla, Kullu and Kangra districts.
The United Nations top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.
The report released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ahead of the UN Desertification and Drought Day (June 17) says over the past century, the highest total number of humans affected by drought was in Asia, Dawn news reported.
A common scientific theory opines that changing rainfall patterns as a result of climate breakdown is a key driver of drought, but the report also identifies the inefficient use of water resources and the degradation of land under intensive agriculture and poor farming practices as playing a major role.
Restoring degraded land could generate an extra $1.4 trillion in agricultural production each year, the top UN official said
Villages of 13 tehsils in four districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Hanumangarh districts have been declared drought-affected
