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Unplanned urbanisation to raise India's disaster costs

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INDIA

The cost of natural disasters to India.

Bolivia inequality progress may be slow to recover

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BOLIVIA

The success is reducing the Gini coefficient from 0.61 in 2002 was based mainly on reducing poverty through greater state investment and increased employment, rather than measures…

Water management poses long-term challenges in Panama

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PANAMA

The situation has seen water levels drop significantly at Lakes Alhajuela and Gatun which supply water for more than half the population and the Panama Canal. Impacts on the Canal…

Colombian capital braces for long-term water rationing

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COLOMBIA

The capital obtains almost all of its water from rainfall, rather than from subterranean aquifers. Concerns are mounting over water security as increasing temperatures and longer…

Western Cape water crisis will hit regional economy

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SOUTH AFRICA

The Western Cape province has been declared a disaster area as it deals with its worst drought for over 100 years. The provincial government run by the Democratic Alliance (DA…

Food insecurity will persist in South Sudan

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SOUTH SUDAN

Areas of South Sudan were once predicted to become the ‘food basket’ of East Africa, making the country a net exporter of agricultural produce. However, even before independence…

Africa’s vaccine deficit presents risks of variance

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AFRICA

Both the WHO and African Union (AU) have called for a moratorium on booster shot programmes to allow more supply to flow to regions such as Africa, where vaccination numbers…