Noting with concern the difficult situation of the Sahelian Member States affected by drought

Noting with concern the prevailing serious drought situation in the Horn of Africa, in particular the affected areas of Somalia,

Due to an increasing drought situation and famine spreading throughout her country, it was time to flee to a safer location.

Noting with regret that the humanitarian situation has not improved, owing to the severe economic situation and the effects of drought, and that significant humanitarian needs continue to exist throughout Tajikistan,

This was my situation in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night and my sleep fled from my eyes.

Noting with deep concern the worst drought for decades, which affects large parts of Afghanistan and risks dramatically exacerbating the already fragile humanitarian situation,

Expressing grave concern at the prevalent drought and its devastating impact on the socio economic situation of some States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization,

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Those who argue that there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza should not compare the situation with Ethiopia or Sudan in the middle of a drought or a war.

Noting with regret that the humanitarian situation has not improved, owing to the severe economic deterioration and the prevailing drought, and that significant humanitarian needs continue to exist throughout Tajikistan,

While acknowledging the various serious crises in other parts of the world, I would like to focus on the drought induced food insecurity situation in a number of SADC countries.

The discussion covered various issues, such as Convention synergies, drought management, governance, rural land use practices, and the integration of drought mitigation into investment planning and science and technology for drought mitigation.

Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment

Drought, floods, and landslides have become commonplace.

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Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment early

Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment early

Noting also that the situation in Djibouti has been made worse by the disastrous drought situation prevailing in the Horn of Africa and by the absence of natural resources, which continues to place serious constraints on the fragile economic, budgetary, social and administrative infrastructure of the country,

(ii) Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment and

warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought

desertification and or mitigating the effects of drought

When drought returned this year, these investments paid off.

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While the drought in East Africa and the mass relocation of hundreds of thousands of people to the overcrowded refugee camps in Dadaab have stopped making headlines, the nature of the situation is still incredibly dire.

The Secretary General, in his report contained in document A 60 89, notes that the humanitarian community vowed after the 1992 1993 drought that it would never allow a similar food insecurity situation to happen again.

The effects of drought are even felt in the rainforests.

This area is very rarely affected by hurricanes or drought.

Some Parties proposed developing national drought policies to mitigate the adverse impacts of periodic droughts and indicated their need for a warning system to monitor the effects of drought.

The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

Development of early warning systems for food security and drought forecasting

Development of early warning systems for food security and drought forecasting

Severe drought also threatened the lives of nearly 10 million people.

Deeply concerned about the continuing critical humanitarian situation in African countries, in particular in the Horn of Africa and southern Africa, aggravated, among other things, by persistent natural disasters, including drought, floods and desertification, which can precipitate the displacement of people,

Deeply concerned about the continuing critical humanitarian situation in African countries, in particular in the Horn of Africa and southern Africa, aggravated, among other things, by persistent natural disasters, including drought, floods and desertification, which can precipitate the displacement of people,

Noting with concern the recurrent drought that affects Ethiopia, and its consequences,

In times of drought, there is lack of water in our villages.

Noting with concern the recurrent drought that affects Ethiopia, and its consequences,

And, fortunately, this year s drought appears unlikely to cause a food crisis.

I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

A drought or pest that destroys a harvest turns subsistence into starvation.

A severe drought was reported in the south west of the country.

Gravely concerned at the magnitude of the recurrent drought, which affects millions owing to the serious crop failures in drought prone parts of the country that have weak infrastructures and low development capacities,

In 2004, aAt the request of concerned countries country Parties affected by drought, the UNCCD secretariat, organized in 2004 in cooperation with WMO, organized a technical workshop on drought preparedness in the Balkans.

Meanwhile, drought alone was having a devastating impact on an additional nine regions.