Drought spreads beyond Kenya's arid north, plunging herders into crisis
World 16:26 07/02/2026SHOMPOLE, Kenya -- The dozens of cow and goat carcasses scattered around Maria Katanga's family compound testify to the grinding impact of an ongoing drought on Kenya's pastoralist communities who rely on livestock for survival.
Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought in mid-May
World 18:35 04/06/2025More than half, or 53 percent of land in Europe and the Mediterranean basin were hit by drought in mid-May, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Drought Observatory (EDO) from May 11-20, 2025.
Severe drought scorches coffee plantations in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Vietnam News 09:04 25/04/2024The situation is putting the region’s crops at risk
Police, military units take action to help relieve water stress for Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Vietnam News 17:24 24/04/2024The supply of fresh water from Company 72 has made locals' daily lives less challenging
Authorities, donors join hands to ease water stress in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:54 19/04/2024The region has been hit by prolonged droughts and saline intrusion
Vietnam's Central Highlands crops confronted by devastating drought
Vietnam News 18:02 31/03/2024If it does not rain in the coming days, crops will die
New mobile app provides saltwater intrusion forecast in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Vietnam News 14:22 12/04/2021The Mekong Delta has seen drought and saline intrusion heightening over the past years
Eight storms could enter East Vietnam Sea by end of 2020
Vietnam News 13:51 28/09/2020Rainfall in southern Vietnam during the coming months is expected to be higher compared to previous years
Japan, UNDP provide assistance to help Vietnamese provinces combat COVID-19
Vietnam News 18:04 16/06/2020Poor and vulnerable households in Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, and Ca Mau Provinces will receive basic support for the prevention of the coronavirus
Farmer’s reservoir soothes thirst in Vietnam’s salinity-hit Mekong Delta
In-Depth 16:29 24/04/2020Drought and salinity have taken a heavy toll on farmers in the delta over the past several years
Drought drives rare langurs out of traditional habitat in south-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:04 17/04/2020The prolonged drought has prompted the endangered langurs to wander in search of food and water
Mekong Delta provinces get $170,000 for saline intrusion control
Vietnam News 19:02 02/04/2020The ongoing drought in the Mekong Delta is regarded as one of the century’s worst droughts
