reportin Daily FT, Aug 23, 2023The latest Disaster Management Centre data showed that the current dry weather has made it difficult for 279,739 people from 81,035 families to access drinking water in the districts of Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Badulla, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Hambantota, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Matale, Gampaha, Kurunegala and Puttalam districts due to the prevailing dry weather. Jaffna is the most impacted district thus far, with a total of 22,000…
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by Arjun Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 1, 2023On Sunday, a delegation of locals from Kalikamai Rural Municipality of Parsa district reached the district administration office and drew the attention of the officials concerned about the growing drinking water woes in their areas. The delegation sought help from the administration office for the supply of drinking water in areas having an acute water scarcity. “Forget about rice plantations, we are even struggling to arrange…
By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, July 24, 2023 at 8:59 PMThe Food and Agriculture Organization reported that “severe and widespread drought, in addition to an extremely harsh winter, have impacted farmers…” The FAO, referring to Afghanistan, said “with 80 percent of families dependent on agriculture for their food and income, humanitarian livelihood support is critical.” In 2022, the FAO said in a report, “every USD $1 spent to protect rural livelihoods saved around USD…