Mandrare River News Today

AGNARAFALY and MENABE, Madagascar — For Soja and his family, who escaped starvation bred by drought, the December rain hammering their corrugated metal roof should be welcome. But rains are a mixed blessing even in this parched region. The downpours turned the Agnarafaly camp for drought-stricken families into a swamp, flooding the shelters. Agnarafaly, in […]

The southern region of the ‘red island’ was thought to be the first country that would experience famine as a result of climate change, but experts warn that the cause of this crisis is structural poverty

The area had experienced very little rainfall over the past four years, the heavy rains that have fallen in recent days have given hope.

What are we witnessing right now as far as climate? >> its something really new. its a change in the landscape. having sandstorms in this kind of landscape is not something usual and having the effects of sandstorms shows that nature is changing, the environment is changing, and the climate change is affecting this area more than the rest of madagascar. >> rainfall patterns have grown erratic. and scientists say temperatures in the region are rising at double the global rate. >> its not just thi...

Dusty winds exacerbate looming famine in Madagascar’s deep south by Rivonala Razafison on 29 January 2021 At least 1.27 million people need humanitarian assistance in Madagascar’s drought-hit deep south, according to a Jan. 18 request by the U.N. and the Malagasy government for $75.9 million in international aid to cope with the crisis. The area is also experiencing dust and sand storms, a natural phenomenon known as a tiomena that is exacerbating the crisis by smothering crops, forests, b...