ACReSAL is a World Bank-financed project aimed at addressing the pressing issues of land degradation and climate change in 19 northern states.
In Zimbabwe in particular, the 2024 corn crop was down 70 per cent year-on-year, maize prices doubled, and 9,000 cattle died of thirst and starvation.
At COP29 climate talks on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for urgent action to overcome a shortage of data and funding.
He emphasised that each agency must be ready to respond quickly to environmental crises.
Caught between rain clouds and crusty soil, Nigerian farmers consider inventive ways to beat drought and rain shortfall to reap bumper harvests and sustain lives and livelihoods.
“We must look within, work together to end conflicts.’’
According to her, Nigerian children are also confronted with flooding, drought and severe storms.
He noted that the removal of subsidy affected the country’s economy and made prices of food items go up with 100 per cent increment.
UN agencies and partners on Monday called for greater support to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa, the region home to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
The WMO said on Friday that forecasts for October-December show high chances of drier-than-average conditions.
