Lizzy Davies

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11 09 2022 | 12:18

Drought likely to push parts of Somalia into famine by end of year, warns UN

World is ‘in last minute of the 11th hour to save lives’, says aid chief, amid fears that crisis is worse than 2010 famine, when 250,000 died Two areas of Somalia are likely to enter a state of…

01 05 2022 | 20:49

Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns

With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage Drought-afflicted areas of Ethiopia are seeing “dramatic” increases in…

26 12 2021 | 11:47

New head of Unesco world heritage centre wants to put Africa on the map

Lazare Eloundou Assomo wants to address imbalance that benefits rich nations and protect sites threatened by climate crisis and war It covers 9 million sq miles from the Atlantic to the Indian…

01 12 2021 | 10:22

Can the Gambia turn the tide to save its shrinking beaches?

In a developing country reliant on its tourist industry, the rapidly eroding ‘smiling coast’ shows the urgent need for action on climate change

28 11 2021 | 08:05

Blowing the house down: life on the frontline of extreme weather in the Gambia

A storm took the roof off Binta Bah’s house before torrential rain destroyed her family’s belongings, as poverty combines with the climate crisis to wreak havoc on Africa’s smallest mainland country…

10 09 2021 | 13:46

Cop26 will be ‘rich nations stitch-up’ if poorer countries kept away by Covid

Environmental activists demand delay to Glasgow climate talks if costs and travel restrictions block attendance of those worst-hit The Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow should be postponed until the…