Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Climate change impacts – including growing food and water scarcity – are becoming increasingly important drivers of conflict and unrest around the world, and security planners need to make them a priority now, foreign ministers warned this week. Addressing them could mean the UN Security Council asking for regular reports on […]
Churches struggle as extended drought in Africa leaves millions in need
An unfolding drought in Africa is threatening hunger for tens of millions of people in the horn, eastern and southern parts of the continent. The drought – linked to climate change – has become persistent in recent times – weighing down on churches, as hunger strikes at the core of their congregations. Already, some priests […]
Two million risk hunger after drought in Central America, says UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Poor harvests caused by drought in parts of Central America could leave more than two million people hungry, the World Food Programme said on Friday, warning climate change was creating drier conditions in the region. Lower than average rainfall in June and July has led to major crop losses for small-scale maize […]