To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months ...

Press Release - Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water.

Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water. Globally, flash floods have ...

Flash drought is defined as a quick intensification ... droughts will double in number across Europe, South America and Africa. Jordan Gerth, a scientist with the National Weather Service Office ...

At some point, I thought of taking my own life instead of watching them die of hunger in front of me.” - Shamsa Amin Ali, 38, Somali refugee in Kenya The Horn of Africa region continues to experience ...

An El Nino-induced drought last year caused Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Namibia to declare a national disaster. The agency would consolidate its eastern and southern African operations ...

Extreme drought in East Africa is leading to cases of violence against women and girls in the region, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns in a new analysis. The drought has resulted from ...