Zim commemorates Desertification and Drought Day
Droughts have been part of human and natural systems, but what we are experiencing now is much worse, largely due to human activity. Recent droughts point to a precarious future for the world. Food and water shortages as well as wildfires caused by the severe drought have all intensified in recent years. Between 1900 and 2019, droughts impacted 2,7 billion people in the world, and caused 11,7 million deaths. Currently, forecasts estimate that by 2050 droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population.
Zim commemorates Desertification and Drought Day
Droughts have been part of human and natural systems, but what we are experiencing now is much worse, largely due to human activity. Recent droughts point to a precarious future for the world. Food and water shortages as well as wildfires caused by the severe drought have all intensified in recent years. Between 1900 and 2019, droughts impacted 2,7 billion people in the world, and caused 11,7 million deaths. Currently, forecasts estimate that by 2050 droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population.
Tampering with census process will dent outcome
In the past, teachers would conduct the exercise, but reports indicate that the majority of them have been shut out after being perceived as anti-establishment.
