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Children playing in dry paddy fields and cracked soil in Ketangi village, Purworejo, Central Java

Climate phenomena: What are El Nino and La Nina?

AfricaApril 10, 2024
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A group of people chats after receiving food donated by the World Food Programme

How El Nino contributes to drought in Africa

How El Nino contributes to drought in Africa

Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe have all declared a state of disaster, with drought destroying their harvests.
AfricaApril 15, 202401:16 min
Magazin Global Us vom 15.04.2024 | Erdgas Senegal

Senegal: Could gas boost the shift to renewables?

Senegal: Could gas boost the shift to renewables?

With fish stocks dwindling, people in Senegal's coastal areas are hoping for jobs on gas platforms.
SenegalApril 15, 202406:07 min
A water level marker stands in cracked mud of the San Rafael reservoir

Bogota starts rationing water as reservoirs run low

Bogota starts rationing water as reservoirs run low

Amid hot, dry weather, residents in the Colombian capital have been urged to cut water consumption to a minimum.
ColombiaApril 12, 202403:10 min
Residents cross a road damaged by rains in Tula, Tana River county in Kenya

Malawi, Kenya and Mali in the path of climate change

Malawi, Kenya and Mali in the path of climate change

Many countries are being hit by the effects of climate change, including extreme drought, floods and a heat waves.
MalawiApril 11, 202401:38 min
Anne Mahrer and Rosmarie Wyder-Walti, of the Swiss elderly women group "Senior Women for Climate Protection," talk to journalists

Swiss pensioners win European climate case

Swiss pensioners win European climate case

The landmark ruling in favor of Swiss seniors could have an impact on climate and environment legislation across Europe.
EuropeApril 9, 202402:26 min
Rainforest seen from above

Amazon deforestation slows in Brazil, Colombia

Amazon deforestation slows in Brazil, Colombia

Forest loss has dropped by more than a third in Brazil and by almost half in Colombia, a new study finds. DW reports.
BrazilApril 4, 202402:36 min
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Extreme weather

Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves, extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

A man takes pictures of a flooded residential area in Petropavl, Kazakhstan April 13, 2024.

Kazakh officials declare state of emergency as floods worsen

Kazakh officials declare state of emergency as floods worsen

Lack of sufficient rescue efforts and preventive measures by authorities has upset many Kazakhs and left them homeless.
KazakhstanApril 16, 202401:31 min
Quelimane, Mosambik Schulweg

Mozambique: The difficult journey to get to Ivagalane school

Mozambique: The difficult journey to get to Ivagalane school

Cyclone Freddy has changed how some people get to school. Pupils and teachers have been forced to swim across a river.
MozambiqueApril 16, 202401:20 min
A flooded residential area in Petropavl, Kazakhstan, 2024

Devastating floods ravage Kazakhstan and Russia

Devastating floods ravage Kazakhstan and Russia

Tens of thousands of people were displaced following devastating floods in northern Kazakhstan and Russia.
KazakhstanApril 15, 2024
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Eco India – Innovative farming

Apps, drones, meat substitutes, 'zero-budget' approaches: Farming is embracing innovation.
April 11, 202426:06 min
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A person in a high-vis work vest plants in the snow as a group of people wearing parkas look on

Scotland replants for the climate

Scotland's hills were deforested centuries ago. Major reforestation campaigns are changing that.
United KingdomMarch 21, 202404:03 min
Close up of a tree in the Western Congo Basin tropical rainforest

Congo Basin: Africa's largest forest under threat

Over a quarter of forests in the dense Central African rainforest are at risk of vanishing by 2050.
AfricaMarch 21, 202401:32 min
People sort through mountains of largely plastic waste in a city dump

Nigeria joins global efforts to curb plastic waste

The number of countries banning plastic bags is growing, but enforcement is still an issue, especially in Africa.
AfricaMarch 13, 2024