Thursday, April 13, 2017

The Unbearable Cost of Drought in Africa


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A poor rural community in Tanzania after the failure of the rains, facing drought and food insecurity. Photo - Wikimedia Commons.
Nearly 50 per cent of all emergency food assistance to Africa is due to natural disasters, with advancing droughts significantly threatening both livelihoods and economic growth. Story here.



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The future of electricity is wind and solar, new report says. Canada is lagging behind

CBC News A PinP photo. Installing solar is relatively fast, and Canada can catch up.  Story here .