Browse Drought

4 Jul 2017 7 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Lessons from India's thirst economy

Fiona Broom on citizens caught between climate change and profiteers.

13 Apr 2017 4 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Drought leaves 2.4 million Kenyans desperately short of food

In most areas, pasture, water and food supplies are totally depleted, writes Nick Guttmann.

10 May 2016 6 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Mongolia’s dzud disaster

Plunging temperatures test the survival skills of the country’s nomadic herders, as this photo essay by Madoka Ikegami...

29 Apr 2016 3 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Ethiopia drought: on the edge of a crisis

Up to 10 million people are currently facing famine, reports Nicola Kelly.

9 Sep 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Are nomads a climate-change weathervane?

Fear and fascination govern how urban types see nomads, writes Tom Hart.

29 May 2015 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

What can Mad Max tell us about water scarcity?

Beulah Devaney finds an unexpected message in the Hollywood blockbuster.

8 Oct 2014 4 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Prepare for the worst, African farmers told

Climate change threatens food security but, Henry Owino discovers, adaptation is already underway.

7 Feb 2014 2 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Why is northern Kenya’s hunger crisis being ignored?

Henry Owino investigates the impact of drought in long-neglected Turkana County.

24 Sep 2012 5 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

My dirty secret

Wayne Roberts looks at how food and water issues mix in an era of drought.

11 Sep 2012 4 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

In praise of Honduras' forest gardens

Wayne Roberts visits a backyard forest that combats climate change while offering an abundance of food.

No water, no crops: how this year’s North American drought will impact you

13 Aug 2012 5 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

No water, no crops: how this year’s North American drought will impact you

Our governments need to wake up to the new reality of food insecurity, says Wayne Roberts.

28 Mar 2012 3 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

The race to beat the West Africa food crisis

More than 13 million people are at risk of hunger in the Sahel. Jack Craze reports on reactions and reasons...

A Mogadishu soup kitchen feeds the hungry

13 Jul 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

A Mogadishu soup kitchen feeds the hungry

The relief programme is a lifeline for destitute Somalis, as thousands flee acute food shortages in rural areas.

1 Jan 2003 6 minute read

This article is more than 20 years old.

How (not) to feed Africa

As famine stalks Africa Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher demands a rethink about food aid, small farms, genetic...

1 Apr 2001 1 minute read

This article is more than 22 years old.

Shallow river

China's famous Yellow River may soon dry up entirely scientists warn.