Efforts are also made to promote use of meteorological data in planning programmes to alleviate the adverse effects of drought and to combat desertification, as well as to develop drought preparedness and management plans.

Out of this collaboration, Botswana has been able to strengthen its policies regarding future responses to drought, the main thrust of which is the incorporation of drought preparedness into regular long term development programmes.

Modest estimates put the overall damage from the drought at more than 300 million.

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

(b) Promoting drought preparedness and enhancing drought management capacity in the Sudano Sahelian region

We also said that the 21st century would see shifting climate zones, creation of drought prone regions in North America and Asia, erosion of ice sheets, rising sea levels and opening of the fabled Northwest Passage.

WFP is specifically mentioned in section E, chapter 12 of Agenda 21 developing comprehensive drought preparedness and drought relief schemes for drought prone areas.

(d) Establishment of alternative livelihood projects that could provide incomes in drought prone areas and

In dry areas, the limited water retaining capacity of islands makes many of them susceptible to drought.

The cumulative effects of drought and desertification on our environment as well as on the socio economic development of our countries have been amply demonstrated.

(d) establishment of alternative livelihood projects that could provide incomes in drought prone areas and

In Sudan, IFAD has funded research into cash and forage crop varieties that are resistant to drought, salinity and poor soil conditions.

As a country exposed to drought and desertification, Mongolia welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on, and the signing of, the international Convention to combat desertification.

Training on drought resistant crop species or promising soil conservation techniques will be among the top priority courses on the curriculum.

Certain programme areas, however, which have not so far received priority, need increased attention, particularly drought preparedness and management.

(a) Supporting processes to develop and implement strategies for natural resources management which address the local problems of drought and desertification

(iv) Promoting the use of drought resistant crops and the application of integrated dry land farming systems for food security purposes

Countries such as my own, which are prone to drought and desertification, have great expectations from the implementation of the Action Programmes contained in the Convention.

(iv) promoting the use of drought resistant crops and the application of integrated dry land farming systems for food security purposes

CABDA proceeds through specific areas of intervention such as the introduction of drought resistant crops and new methods of food production such as agro forestry.

(a) Existing EWSs and institutional networks should be fully utilized for the development of operational EWSs for both drought and desertification.

In addition, many African countries, including my own, have had to cope with the serious effects of drought and famine.

It is spread by unsafe food or water and kills adults as well as children from rapid and overwhelming dehydration.

In that regard, it had been decided during 1993 to develop a programme on strengthening drought preparedness and mitigation for the Sudano Sahelian countries.

(b) To give increased attention to preparedness measures in connection with climate change and sealevel rise and responding to drought and other adverse climate events

We welcome the establishment of the Commission on Sustainable Development and of the Negotiating Committee for an international convention on drought and desertification, in line with the wishes of African countries.

Priority attention needs to be given to drought prone countries, where haphazard development of water resources, in particular groundwater, is common

6. Encourages the Government of Ethiopia to continue to strengthen its efforts to address the underlying structural causes of recurrent threats of drought as part of its overall economic development programme

In addition to the political problems facing the country, drought had adversely affected livestock exports over the past four years.

Encourages the Government of Ethiopia to continue to strengthen its efforts to address the underlying structural causes of recurrent threats of drought as part of its overall economic development programme

New drought tolerant maize varieties, for example, are already benefiting more than two million smallholder farmers in Africa.

New initiatives in drought preparedness and relief, and alternative livelihood systems were being formulated, in accordance with the programme areas defined in Agenda 21.

9. Failed harvests have created an extremely difficult food situation in drought prone regions of Kordofan, Darfur and many other areas of the country.

Mali, a country that has been hard hit by the cumulative effects of drought and desertification, is hoping for the early ratification and implementation of this Convention.

Emphasizing the need to address the crisis, bearing in mind the importance of the transition from relief to development, and acknowledging the underlying structural causes of recurrent drought in Ethiopia,

Emphasizing the need to address the crisis, bearing in mind the importance of the transition from relief to development, and acknowledging the underlying structural causes of recurrent drought in Ethiopia,

On the expenditure side, the deteriorating fiscal picture is explained by the unforeseen costs of the peace process and by the larger operating deficit of the energy authority as a result of the 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.

Among the technology options for rural sanitation, for example, dry latrines conserve water, offering particular benefits in arid or drought prone areas.

In the areas suffering from drought and food insecurity, the pandemic increased the vulnerability of families and threatened the overall production capacity.

Deeply concerned that the collateral effects of the ongoing drought continue to worsen, as evidenced by the high levels of malnutrition ranging from 19 to 22 per cent,

During the period under review, the Provinces of Kirundo and Muyinga were hit by drought and famine, and the social tension was manifested by strikes of the medical personnel, civil servants and others.

Deeply concerned that the collateral effects of the ongoing drought continue to worsen, as evidenced by the high levels of malnutrition ranging from 19 to 22 per cent,

At the same time, technologies like water filtration systems, drought resistant seeds, renewable energy, and the Internet have the potential to fulfill the basic needs of a crowded planet better than any empire could.

To contribute to solving the problem of land degradation in the dry lands, the convention must place greater emphasis on protecting and improving the livelihoods of inhabitants in areas prone to drought and desertification.