Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Zambia The flooding has destroyed crops, including maize, especially in Munyumbwe area in Gwembe District, according to the Government’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit. HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rainfall has driven flash and riverine flooding in Zambia, including in areas previously impacted […]

The planet is experiencing a mass extinction of species and we are the cause of it. But we can do something about it while there’s still time. We can stop cutting down forests. We can stop further fragmenting already fragmented wildlife habitats. And we can stop poaching endangered species. But […]

At least 71 people have been killed and dozens more injured in northeast Pakistan after a series of avalanches destroyed and buried houses on Tuesday.

By PRESS RELEASENAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 16 2020 (IPS-Partners) The United Nations Country Team in Kenya is deeply distressed by the rising cases of terrorist attacks on schools, teachers and learners, especially in the north-eastern regions of Kenya. While we stand in solidarity with the affected communities, we reiterate that acts […]

Research Post January 16, 2020 Gaining a better understanding of local fertilizer prices for African smallholder farmers Joshua Masinde A new study uses spatial interpolation models to estimate local fertilizer prices where data are unavailable.