Cambodia facing worst drought in decades

Water shortage has affected the rural areas of the country where farmers depend on rivers and ponds for irrigating their lands

Children worst sufferers in drought-hit areas, says Satyarthi

According to the Nobel Laureate, 163 million children are living in severe drought-affected areas of the country

Plunging reservoir levels across India a worrying sign

The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country as on April 13 stood at just 35.839 billion cubic metres as against 253.388 

A drought of up-to-date data

Nearly 27 per cent of India has undergone a climatic shift since the last study on drought areas

Maharashtra: No brides for Marathwada farmers

City jobs and owner of farm land — prerequisites for prospective grooms have changed

Drying planet: Drought has become a truly planetary disaster in 2022

Climate change is fuelling the intensity of drought in already vulnerable regions while tightening its grip on not-so-vulnerable areas

Dams were built to control floods; they are now triggers

Most of the recent floods in the country have occurred due to sudden release of dam water

The dictum on desertification: UNCCD CoP14 presents an opportunity

Land is at the core of fighting climate change that is sure to hurt all sections eventually

Water level in dams has reduced drastically in drought-hit states, says CWC

Out of 5,172 big dams in the country, 4,048 are situated in the 10 droughts-hit states

Saurashtra woes: Helpless farmers hope for the miracle of water

Arid Saurashtra in Gujarat has been facing an acute agrarian crisis due to lack of water for irrigation

Conflicts over water

Four of the 10 drought-hit states in the country face chronic conflicts because of poor water management and diversion of water to urban areas

About 100 districts have suffered drought conditions for 15 years

Continuous erratic weather is making states more vulnerable

The goat gamble

It has been a slow and steady shift over decades. Forced by declining returns from farming in ecologically fragile areas, small farmers have been …

An oasis put to test

Backed by three decades of water conservation measures, semi-arid Saurashtra is driving Gujarat’s agricultural growth. Will it be able to …

Sikkim best prepared to tackle drought, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh the least

All four districts of the northeastern state are resilient to drought, but that’s not the case with any of the districts in Rajasthan and …

Drought hinders efforts to make Maharashtra open defecation-free

The drought scenario in Maharashtra forces us to think what will happen to the ambitious plan of making the state 100 per cent Open Defecation-free

Think institution

The need of the hour is to decentralise drought management and think long-term

Testing time

Revisits by Down To Earth reporters to villages that undertook water harvesting offer some valuable lessons in drought management

Made to fail

Employment Guarantee Scheme, first of its kind drought relief scheme has had no impact on the drought-prone areas of Maharashtra in almost 30 …

Out of focus

The government's drought relief programmes are bound to fail in the long run. Even the Planning Commission acknowledges that funds for the …

Despite efforts, clean water is scarce in India's industrial Gujarat state

India is trying to clean up its water. But in arid, industrial Gujarat state, it will take a long time – and many more protections – …

Africa must invest in green water management to tackle drought, fight hunger

In the water-deficient regions of SSA, management of scarce rainfall must form an integral part of the development agenda, experts added

Costly silence

No one is debating where goats will graze

Water action plan at COP27 gives hope to drought-ravaged Africa

Aims at fostering political efforts in establishing pan-African water hubs

Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas

Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops