The FAO chief voiced hope that Benin, which has vast agricultural potential and water resources, could become the home of a regional food reserve that can offset shortfalls where production is weaker, such as in the arid Sahel.
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CAR + 19 more
690 people killed in Boko Haram violence since May
The latest humanitarian bulletin for West and Central Africa highlights the crisis in Northeast Nigeria and analyses the effects of rain deficits and floods in the region.
Mali + 13 more
Floods affect over 320,000 people across West and Central Africa
In August, heavy seasonal rains caused flooding in Benin, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. So far the extent of flooding and subsequent damage is significantly lower than last year.
Floods wash away homes and damage farmlands
Areas close to the Niger River have been flooded following heavy rains in Niger and Mali. Nearly 10,000 people have been displaced, and over 21,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed.
Bolivia: Country needs coordinated policies to tackle climate change; only little research available
By Franz Chávez LA PAZ, Jun 29 2012 (IPS) - The effects of climate change are causing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in losses of crops, livestock and housing in Bolivia. But the few climate change adaptation and prevention policies adopted by the authorities are piecemeal and fragmented,...
Haiti + 5 more
Dominican Republic: More than 11,000 people evacuated due to floods
HIGHLIGHTS: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Some 11,150 people evacuated in the north due to floods. HAITI: Rains cause 6 deaths and affect 10,000 people. BOLIVIA: La Nina affects more than 259,000 people.
Paraguay + 8 more
Suramérica: El impacto de 'La Niña' resalta la necesidad de usar los diferentes niveles del sistema de respuesta a emergencias
Enrique Jair Guevara El fenómeno meteorológico conocido como La Niña el cual causo sequias en Paraguay, ha una vez mas causado condiciones climáticas adversas en la región. Fuertes lluvias durante los pasado cuatro meses continúan causando inundaciones y deslaves en varios países de Sur...
Peru + 3 more
Peru: Heavy rains cause floods, landslides in mountains of Lima; over 1,600 people homeless
HIGHLIGHTS: PERU: Landslide in the district of Chosica, Lima leaves more than 5,990 people affected. BOLIVIA: The rainy season has left 165 municipalities and more than 32,280 families affected. ECUADOR: Since January the government have provided humanitarian assistance to 20,000 people...
Bolivia: Sobrecarga en los servicios hospitalarios por incremento de casos graves de dengue
I. PUNTOS DESTACADOS · Desde el mes de octubre a la fecha está en ascenso una epidemia de dengue y dengue severo en los departamentos del país con excepción de Potosí y Oruro. · Un total de 6.595 familias afectadas en los 9 Departamentos a causa de las precipitaciones pluviales, a la fecha se...