Africa: Multi-Year Drought Gives Birth to Extremist Violence, Girls Most Vulnerable

Africa: Multi-Year Drought Gives Birth to Extremist Violence, Girls Most Vulnerable

Seville & Bhubaneswar -- While droughts creep in stealthily, their impacts are often more devastating and far-reaching than any other disaster. Inter-community conflict, extremist violence, and violence and injustice against vulnerable girls and women happen at the intersection of climate-induced droughts and drought-impoverished communities.

Multi-Year Drought Gives Birth to Extremist Violence, GBV

In Nairobi's Kibera, the largest urban informal settlement in Africa, girls and women wait their turn for the scarce water supply. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPSBy Manipadma JenaSEVILLE & BHUBANESWAR, Jul 2 2025 (IPS) While droughts creep in stealthily, their impacts are often more devastating and far-reaching than any other disaster. Inter-community conflict, extremist violence, and violence and injustice against vulnerable girls and women happen a…

Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report - Daily news Update

Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter Getty Images Record low water levels in the Amazon basin disrupted drinking water for thousands of people From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made worse by climate change, according to a UN-backed report. Describing drought as a “silent killer” which “creeps in, drains resources, and devastates lives in slow motion” the repor…