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Groundwater depletion in India could result in a reduction in food crops by up to 20 per cent across the country and up to 68 per cent in regions.
About six million people were affected by floods in 2020, from Rwanda to South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and beyond.
A cross-cutting approach is needed to tackle neglected diseases as COVID-19 diverts attention.
People who live in poorer cities have a higher risk of being hospitalised if temperatures change quickly through the course of a day or over a short period.
The exact origins of COVID-19 are yet to be determined but the virus has highlighted a “crucial aspect of the linkages between human–forest relations and global change”.
Some countries have advance deals to buy COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline. For instance, no country in Sub-Saharan Africa has such a deal in place.
Africa has just months to react to an invasive malaria mosquito that thrives in cities, before the situation escalates beyond control, experts warn.
A major tsunami in the northern Arabian Sea could severely impact the coastlines of India and Pakistan, which are studded with several nuclear plants.
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