Monthly Archives: September 2009

Fresh Food in Refugee Camps – Nr. 6 (W. VAN COTTHEM)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Pictures taken in 2007 at the UNICEF ALGERIA project “Family gardens in the refugee camps in S. W. Algeria” :

Posted in drought, family farming, food crisis, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Drought and Conflict making hunger worse in East Africa (Google / WFP)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/international/un-food-agency-warns-drought-and-conflict-making-hunger-worse-in-east-africa-6169.html UN Food Agency Warns Drought and Conflict making hunger worse in East Africa The crop prospects in the Horn of Africa for this year are poor, on the heels of below-average rainfall, … Continue reading →

Posted in conflicts, Desertification, drought, food crisis, hunger / famine

Somalia: Conflict and drought leaves Mogadishu hungry (Google / WFP)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.wfp.org/content/somalia-conflict-and-drought-leaves-mogadishu-hungry Somalia: Conflict and drought leaves Mogadishu hungry The city of Mogadishu in Somalia has been devastated by years of conflict, and hundreds of thousands of people have fled the city. (..) “Some … Continue reading →

Posted in conflicts, food / food security, WFP

Kenya hit by killer drought (Google / BBC News)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8267165.stm Kenya hit by killer drought By Peter Greste BBC News, Samburu National Park, Kenya It was not hard to find the dead elephant. The stench of the rotting carcass made it easy … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, food / food security, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Canada : WFP’s Appeal for Drought-Striken Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canadian-International-Development-Agency-Cida-1047635.html Canada Responds to World Food Programme’s Appeal for Drought-Striken Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 21, 2009) – The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, food / food security, WFP

Somalia : worst food crisis in 18 years (Google / AFP)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ir0okC5PmVWntQsDU45mtgdRmizw Somalia faces worst food crisis in 18 years: UN ROME — Drought, conflict and displacement are causing the worst humanitarian crisis in war-torn Somalia in 18 years, the UN food agency warned … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, food crisis, hunger / famine, malnutrition, WFP

PHOTOS: Kenya Wildlife, People Hurt by Major Drought (Google / Nat. Geographic)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/photogalleries/kenya-animals-drought-pictures/ PHOTOS: Kenya Wildlife, People Hurt by Major Drought September 21, 2009–Women near central Kenya‘s Samburu National Reserve collect water from a relief effort truck on August 12. Kenya is currently experiencing its … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought

LARGEST-EVER SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNNews)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews WORLD LEADERS GATHER AT UN FOR LARGEST-EVER SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE New York, Sep 22 2009  8:05AM Nearly 100 heads of State and Government are converging on United Nations Headquarters today for a climate change summit … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

UNCCD COP9 Opens in Buenos Aires (IISD)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Langston James Goree VI Land Degradation Announcement List <land-l@lists.iisd.ca> UNCCD COP9 Opens in Buenos Aires Ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 9) 21 September – 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in CST, Desertification, UNCCD

Calls for action as UN conference on desertification opens (Google / Earth Times)

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/286646,calls-for-action-as-un-conference-on-desertification-opens.html Calls for action as UN conference on desertification opens Posted : Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:41:18 GMT By : Hans Walter // <![CDATA[// Buenos Aires – The ninth conference of the United … Continue reading →

Posted in CST, Desertification, UNCCD