Recent Droughts Are 'Slow-Moving Global Catastrophe'

Multi-Year Drought Gives Birth to Extremist Violence, GBV

In Nairobi's Kibera, the largest urban informal settlement in Africa, girls and women wait their turn for the scarce water supply. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPSBy Manipadma JenaSEVILLE & BHUBANESWAR, Jul 2 2025 (IPS) While droughts creep in stealthily, their impacts are often more devastating and far-reaching than any other disaster. Inter-community conflict, extremist violence, and violence and injustice against vulnerable girls and women happen a…

Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe'

It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report

Water shortages hitting crops, energy and health as crisis gathers pace amid climate breakdownDrought is pushing tens of millions of people to the edge of starvation around the world, in a foretaste of a global crisis that is rapidly deepening with climate breakdown.More than 90 million people in eastern and southern Africa are facing extreme hunger after record-breaking drought across many areas, ensuing widespread crop failures and the death o…