Exodus from hurricane-hit Dominica as recovery remains elusive
18 October 2017 Environment and Disasters
One fifth of the entire population of Dominica has left the island in the month since Hurricane Maria, IRIN has learned...
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In their own words: How drought is bringing despair to Kenyan herders
17 October 2017 Environment and Disasters
Turkana is one of several arid counties in Kenya in the throes of a prolonged and extreme drought...
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Hurricane-hit Dominica holds fast, for now
16 October 2017 Environment and Disasters
Four weeks ago, mountains turned to rivers and Mervin Henderson and his family lost everything...
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UN Myanmar overhaul, Congo crisis economics, and a humanitarian handbook: The Cheat Sheet
13 October 2017 Aid and Policy
Every week, IRIN’s team of specialist editors scans the humanitarian horizon to curate a reading list on important and unfolding trends and events ...
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Drought pushes Kenya’s pastoralists to the brink
12 October 2017 Solutions and Innovations
Even at the best of times, the people of Turkana live on the edge...
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Women drivers, corrupt cops, and dating refugees: The Cheat Sheet
29 September 2017 Solutions and Innovations
Every week, IRIN’s team of specialist editors scans the humanitarian horizon to curate a reading list on important and unfolding trends and events ...
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Don’t ignore the one group that can make climate action happen
20 September 2017 Solutions and Innovations
Last year, the planet suffered the terrible impacts of one of the worst drought and hunger crises seen for decades...
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Six major humanitarian challenges confronting the UN General Assembly
18 September 2017 Aid and Policy
Hype over what President Donald Trump may or may not say dominated the media build-up to this week’s UN General Assembly...
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The foreign invader costing African farmers $3 billion
14 September 2017 Climate change
My brother is a Zimbabwean farmer who has done pretty well for himself, but is now a worried man ...
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Success against salt: Senegalese farmers battle a major climate change threat
14 September 2017 Solutions and Innovations
Climate change makes life harder for Senegalese farmers in many different ways: shorter rainy seasons, more frequent and longer dry spells and drou...
