Bangladesh | 2024 | CERF
“On the day the water rose, we received some money…. which allowed us to buy food using a makeshift raft. This cash assistance was a relief for us,”
Niger | 2024 | CERF A pilot project in south-west Niger has shown that acting before people experienced a drought’s impact enabled them to preserve land, save livestock and avoid negative coping strategies. Niger is now increasingly prone to droughts, with climate change causing its temperatures to rise 1.5 times faster than anywhere else in […]
Afghanistan| 2023 | CBPF
“Every year many of our kids fall sick and even die because of the water. Our animals are dying too. And we women also face harassment when we go to get water from the pond.”
Somalia |2023| CERF
“For us to get clean and safe drinking water, it often meant long, arduous hours of walking to the nearest water source, which is an unsafe journey. This is a task I did not look forward to.”
Somalia | 2023 | CERF
The longest and most severe drought seen in Somalia in at least 40 years has affected millions and driven displacement across the country.