Drought: The ‘dry’ face of climate variability
Photo © iStockphoto.com Drought is not a new problem. People and ecosystems have been dealing with it for millennia; some successfully, and others not so successfully. Scientists have attributed...
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Photo © Julia Bucknall/World BankIn our culture, we need nine cattle in order to get married. I have worked hard and now have my nine cattle. One of them is a bull. I am planning to get married in...
View ArticleUpdate from Nairobi: No doubt here that it’s real
No one in Nairobi—where we just released pre-press version of the World Development Report—needs to be reminded about the effects of climate change. Four consecutive rains have failed, and on 80...
View ArticleUpdate from Waso Village, Kenya
Last week , I had nine cattle.But two of my cattle have died since then, and four are close to death. I cannot replace my loss with cattle from my father as four of his cattle have died too. I am not...
View ArticlePreparation, not procrastination, for effective drought management
Photo © World BankAs more frequent and intense droughts (which I described in a previous post as the ‘dry face of climate variability’) are expected in the future with climate change, there is an...
View ArticleAfrica’s Development in a Changing Climate
Photo © World Bank In step with our Nairobi launch of the World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change, we issued a news release focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa , as well as a...
View ArticleThe World Bank and climate change: Six years down the road
My foray into climate change in the World Bank Group started with the drought-affected regions in Andhra Pradesh, India in 2003. The WB had just started thinking about adaptation to climate change and...
View ArticleUpdate from Waso Village, Kenya
Photo © Julia Bucknall/World BankIt is very hard to explain through writing what befell us. The drought is more that what is seen on telly. I am now only left with one cattle. The rest were wiped...
View ArticleAfrica and climate change: enhancing resilience, seizing opportunities
A new page on the World Bank’s web site emphasizes that addressing climate change is first and foremost a development priority for Africa. Even if emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases stopped...
View ArticleNo place for pessimists at Cape Town adaptation gathering
As I join my colleagues this week in Cape Town (South Africa), to exchange positive experiences on climate resilience at the 2018 Adaptation Futures Conference, I could be somber. The world’s premier...
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