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Floods

KENYA: Early warning volunteers try to prevent flood misery
IRIN News | 24 Apr 2012
BUDALANGI 24 April 2012 (IRIN) - Joseph Mbima wades along submerged footpaths as he moves from homestead to homestead in the Bunyala area of western Kenya. His mission: to ask residents to evacuate their homes in the event of flash-flood warnings.

Kenya: Floods Round Up 2012
feedproxy.google.com | 24 Apr 2012
Source: Kenya Red Cross Country: Kenya Taita Taveta: 6th April; 2012 Excessive rain in Taita Taveta County, Coast Province, caused flash floods that rendered many people homeless as their houses were submerged by water....

Kenya | Floods

Afrique de l'Ouest: L'agriculture durable est-elle possible au Sahel ?
fr.allafrica.com | 17 Apr 2012
La sécheresse chronique au Sahel force de nombreux fermiers à abandonner l'agriculture et à migrer vers les villages et les villes pour trouver du travail.Au Tchad, nombreux sont ceux qui se rendent dans le sud du pays ou au lac Tchad, dont les eaux sont utilisées pour irriguer les récoltes et qui se rétrécit à vue d'oeil.

Chad | Agriculture | Floods

South Africa wants its early warning system on flooding to work in rural areas
ips.org | 13 Mar 2012
Rain in Johannesburg. Credit: Tinus de Jager/IPS The Department of Water Affairs in South Africa wants its early warning system on flooding to work in rural areas and says education is the way to go. Zukiswa Zimela reports.

South Africa | Floods

ZIMBABAWE: Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts
ips.org | 08 Feb 2012
By Ignatius BandaThe Zambezi River Authority told villagers living downstream on the Zambezi (pictured) to evacuate their homes because of possible flooding. / Zukiswa Zimela/IPS BULAWAYO, Feb 8 (IPS) – Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A villager in the...

Zimbabwe | Environmental Impacts | Floods

Intempéries : plusieurs habitations et établissements scolaires inondés à El Tarf
Algérie Presse Service | 31 Jan 2012
EL TARF - De fortes pluies se sont abattues durant la nuit de lundi à mardi sur une partie de la wilaya dEl Tarf, provoquant linondation dune vingtaine de constructions entre établissements scolaires, structures administratives et autres habitations, a-t-on appris auprès de la Protection...

Algeria | Environmental Impacts | Floods

Ethiopia: Drought, Floods Impacting on Education
AllAfrica.com | 18 Jan 2012
IRIN (Nairobi)-Parts of Ethiopia are still reeling from the effects of recent drought, flooding, conflict or a combination of the three, resulting in increased numbers of children dropping out of school, say officials.

Ethiopia | Drought | Floods

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Floods leave Angolan returnees stranded
IRIN News | 06 Jan 2012
JOHANNESBURG 06 January 2012 (IRIN) - Several thousand Angolan returnees from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are stranded by floods in northeastern Angola. They are among the first casualties of what promises to be a very wet rainy season in parts of southern Africa.

Angola | Congo | the Democratic Republic of the | Environmental Impacts

NIGERIA: Fearing the Floods - Sleeping with One Eye Open
ips.org | 15 Dec 2011
By Sam OlukoyaIn Ajegunle, a low-lying slum in Lagos, flooding is also disrupting the economic activities of women / Sam Olukoya/IPS LAGOS, Nigeria, Dec 15 (IPS) – The women of Makoko, a low-lying slum close to the Lagos Lagoon along Nigerias Atlantic coast, always sleep with one eye open....

Nigeria | Floods

Intempéries : effondrement partiel des toitures de 28 habitations à Bechar
Algérie Presse Service | 27 Nov 2011
BECHAR - Les précipitations enregistrées ces dernières 24 heures sur la wilaya de Bechar ont provoqué leffondrement partiel des toitures de 28 habitations et linondation dun lycée et dune caserne des Gardes-Frontières, a indiqué dimanche le responsable de lunité principale de la Protection civile.Ces précipitions ont entraîné aussi la crue de plusieurs oueds et cours deau de la région, notamment loued de Bechar.

Algeria | Floods

Gestion environnementale en milieu urbain : Les députés autorisent un accord de financement de 27 mi...
mediaterre.org | 23 Nov 2011
Les députés de l'Assemblée Nationale du Bénin, ont ratifié le vendredi 11 novembre dernier, un accord de financement de plus de 27 milliards de francs CFA pour l'exécution d'un projet relatif à la gestion environnementale en milieu urbain. Il s'agit du projet d'urgence de gestion environnementale en milieu urbain (Pugemu), qui permettra, désormais au Bénin de faire face aux inondations et catastrophes naturelles qui menacent l'environnement urbain.

Benin | Floods | Urban Environment

Situation maîtrisée au lendemain des dernières inondations dans l'Est du pays
Algérie Presse Service | 03 Nov 2011
La situation née des pluies torrentielles enregistrées ces derniers jours dans plusieurs wilayas de lEst du pays, provoquant le décès de deux personnes à Oum El Bouaghi et endommageant des habitations vétustes, est aujourdhui maîtrisée, ont constaté jeudi des journalistes de lAPS.Dans la...

Algeria | Floods

Rising sea levels threaten Ghana's coastal communities
SCIDEV.NET | 21 Oct 2011
Significant losses of livelihoods and property are predicted for coastal areas around Accra, in Ghana, due to rising sea levels and flooding.

Ghana | Biodiversity | Climate Change Impacts | Floods

KENYA: Disease concerns as flash floods hit coastal area
IRIN News | 17 Oct 2011
MOMBASA 17 October 2011 (IRIN) - Flash floods in coastal areas of Kenya have claimed several lives, damaged schools and destroyed sewage systems, leading to fears of disease outbreaks, according to officials and local residents.

Kenya | Floods | Water Pollution | Waterborne Diseases

Rains leave Mombasa homes, roads flooded
nairobistar.com | 04 May 2011
A heavy downpour in Mombasa town and its environs has displaced hundreds of people and rendered many roads impassable. Residents had to evacuate flooded homes yesterday morning after the rains that started on Sunday night. Admininstration police officers reported homes in Likoni had to be evacuated...

Kenya | Floods | Transport | Urban Environment

UGANDA: New homes for 50,000 at risk from disasters
IRIN News | 12 Apr 2011
Those affected by a devastating landslide in eastern Uganda in 2010 are among 10,000 people a year living in disaster-prone areas set to benefit from a five-year resettlement scheme due to start in 2012.

Uganda | Floods | Food Security | Planning and Management of Development

Namibia: Flood Emergency Declared
AfricaFiles | 03 Apr 2011
For the third year in a row a state of Emergency has been declared in the country due to floods catalyzed by heavy rainfall.

Namibia | Floods | Food Security

Namibia/State of emergency declared: VSO's Namibian volunteers on the front line
feedproxy.google.com | 31 Mar 2011
Floods and storms are threatening the homes and work of VSO's 54 international volunteers in Namibia including 22 volunteers from the UK. Half of VSO's international volunteers are located in the flood-affected north of the country, close to the borders with Zambia and Angola – where a State of Emergency has been declared. Access to clean drinking water is the immediate concern for the staff and the communities they live in.

Namibia | Access to Freshwater | Floods | Water Pollution | Waterborne Diseases

Southern Africa: Taking the risk out of subsistence farming
feedproxy.google.com | 08 Mar 2011
Farming is a risky business anywhere in the world, but especially if you are a subsistence farmer in southern Africa, where a few weeks of too much or too little rain can wipe out your one hectare of maize and your ability to feed your family in the coming months.

Agriculture | Drought | Floods | Research

Climate change, biofuels threaten food security: FAO
Reuters | 07 Mar 2011
Climate change bringing floods and drought, growing biofuel demand and national policies to protect domestic markets could drive up global food prices and threaten long-term food security, the United Nations said.

Agriculture | Food Security

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