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The Shebelle, one of Somalia’s two major rivers, went completely dry for the first time in 2017. That same year, the number of new people displaced in Somalia because of disasters shot up to 899,000, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. Despite different mitigation measures, the trend continues to move largely upward. Concern Worldwide removed silt from one…

Reporting that hunger has increased almost fourfold in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua in the past two years, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that 1.7 million people are in the ‘emergency’ category of food insecurity, calling for $47.3 million now, to provide urgent food assistance. According to WFP, the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic and…

In Cambodia, the Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development (LASED) projects secured about 16,000 hectares of land for landless and small landholder families across five provinces. Over 5,000 households have received direct benefits, including land titles. The projects will phase out by ensuring the sustainability of achievements and improving family incomes.…

In 2013, the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) profoundly changed international labor statistics standards: One important change (among many) is that going forward, only work done for the purpose of pay or profit is considered employment. Producing outputs only or mainly intended for one’s own or family consumption, common among smallholder farmers in many developing…

In the Sahel, do more and better. N’Djamena, 15 February 2021 – Representatives of the G5 Sahel and the Sahel Alliance met in N’Djamena on 15 February 2021 during the 2nd General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance held on the sidelines of the 7th ordinary Summit of the G5 Sahel heads of state. Concerned about a difficult socio-economic situation and the persistence of crises, the members of the…

On Jan. 27, President Biden launched an effort to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by the year 2030. It’s a big, bold goal, fitting our uniquely perilous moment. Experts say protecting an interconnected network of lands and waters will give us the best chance at curbing the worst effects of climate change; adapting to the shifts already happening; preserving wild nature amid an ongoing…