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Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:18:26 GMT
Madagascar May Be Suffering World's First Climate-Induced Famine - WFP
[VOA] Geneva -- The World Food Program reports successive years of extreme weather events have plunged thousands of people in Madagascar into what WFP officials say is the world's first climate-induced famine.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:08:45 GMT
Pockets of Famine As Risks Grow for Children, Warns WFP
[UN News] "Pockets of famine" have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:14:21 GMT
Leaders of Seychelles and Madagascar Hold Bilateral Talks On Sidelines of UN Climate Change Conference
[Seychelles News Agency] Maritime security and illegal trafficking in the south of the Seychelles' territory were two subjects discussed by President Wavel Ramkalawan and his counterpart from Madagascar.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:08:57 GMT
Climate Crisis - One Million People Face Famine in Madagascar, Reports Amnesty International
[Daily Maverick] Amnesty International, in a new report on southern Madagascar, has showcased how the effects of the climate crisis disproportionately affect less developed countries.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:24:11 GMT
Lucrative Mining Sector 'Crippled By Trafficking'
[RFI] A dozen civil society groups have denounced a lack of transparency in Madagascar's lucrative mining sector, which accounts for 30 percent of its exports.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:51:14 GMT
'Catastrophic' Drought Is Claiming Lives - Global Action Urgently Required #AfricaClimateCrisis
[AI London] One of Madagascar's worst droughts in history is devastating a population where 91% live below the poverty line

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:30:51 GMT
COP26 Could Get Hot, but Southern African Region Needs It to Be Cool and Committed
[IPS] Johannesburg -- COP26 is almost upon us, and dire warnings abound that it's boom or bust for a greener future. Meanwhile, everybody boasts about what they will do to cool down our planet, but there is a disjuncture between talk and action. Even...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:38:43 GMT
Climate Change Has Already Hit Southern Africa. Here's How We Know
[The Conversation Africa] Many people still think of climate change as a phenomenon that we will only face in the distant future. Perhaps that's partly because climate change projections about rising temperatures and extreme weather events are tied t...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:49:35 GMT
IMF and Madagascar Reach Staff-Level Agreement On the First Review of the Extended Credit Facility
[IMF] End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the ...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:24:19 GMT
Severe Drought Could Spur World's First Climate Change Famine
[UN News] More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:59:51 GMT
Madagascar Earn First Win, Equatorial Guinea Deny Zambia, and Cape Verde Win Late
[CAF] Madagascar earned their first victory in the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup with a hard earned 1-0 victory over DR Congo on Sunday evening to revive faint hopes of battling for a ticket to the quadrennial showpiece.

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:38:41 GMT
Comment le changement climatique a-t-il contribué à la crise alimentaire à Madagascar ?
[The Conversation Africa] L'ONU a annoncé que Madagascar est sur le point de connaître la première « famine liée au changement climatique » à l'échelle mondiale. Des dizaines de milliers de personnes souffrent de la faim, qui a atteint des ni...



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