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Refugee camps are at higher risk of extreme weather – new research

The Conversation 06 Jun 2023
New research by my colleagues and me reveals that these settlements are also facing extreme weather conditions, which are only likely to worsen as a result of climate change. We analysed the conditions around the world’s 20 largest refugee settlements, looking at climate, weather and population data.
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'Hard lessons we need to learn' - Stormwater conference faces harsh climate reality

RNZ 25 May 2023
A dour mood hung above this year's Stormwater New Zealand Conference, as attendees reflected on months of flooding and severe weather ... Smart noted dozens of severe weather events around the world in just the past month ... He also listed other weather events in the UK, Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Ethiopia.
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‘Swimming in sewage’: Stormwater conference faces ‘hard lessons’

NewstalkZB 25 May 2023
A dour mood hung above this year’s Stormwater New Zealand conference, as attendees reflected on months of flooding and severe weather ... Smart noted dozens of severe weather events around the world in just the past month ... He also listed other weather events in the UK, Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Ethiopia.
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Drought in E. Africa adds to malnutrition concerns

China Daily 24 May 2023
Communities across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have lost cattle, crops and entire livelihoods over the past three years of failed rains, as the region battled one of the worst droughts in 40 years, the UN agency said on Monday ... Ethiopia, for instance, is experiencing the longest cholera outbreak ever recorded in the country.
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ADNOC entity Fertiglobe in Q1-2023 profit drop on 'industry-wide' lower selling prices

Gulf News 09 May 2023
... the quarter due to continued declines in European gas prices and demand delays in several key regions, primarily due to weather conditions'. There was also the deferral of 100kt in urea shipments to Ethiopia, which brought about an estimated EBITDA impact of $35 million.
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ADNOC entity Fertiglobe Q1-2023 profit drops 54% on 'industry-wide' lower selling prices

Gulf News 09 May 2023
... the quarter due to continued declines in European gas prices and demand delays in several key regions, primarily due to weather conditions'. There was also the deferral of 100kt in urea shipments to Ethiopia, which brought about an estimated EBITDA impact of $35 million.
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694 million dollars in turnover for “Virtiglobe” in the first quarter

The Eastern Herald 09 May 2023
The company said earnings were hit by lower selling prices across the industry in the first quarter due to continued declines in gas prices in Europe as well as demand delays in many key regions, mainly due to weather conditions, in addition to the delay of 100,000 tons of urea shipments to Ethiopia, with an estimated EBITDA of $35 million ... ... ....
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Fertiglobe Q1 net at $135m; plans $250m in dividend for H1

Gulf Daily News 09 May 2023
 . Earnings were impacted by industry-wide lower selling prices during the quarter due to continued declines in European gas prices and demand delays in several key regions, primarily due to weather conditions, as well as the deferral of 100kt in urea shipments to Ethiopia, with an estimated EBITDA impact of $35 million.   ...   ...   ... .
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Ex-UN food chief returns to South Carolina roots for speech

Yahoo Daily News 04 May 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in 25 years, former South Carolina Gov ... While he shook hands and swapped stories, Beasley has moved on ... But since then, COVID-19, wars and conflicts in Ukraine, Yemen, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Somalia and other places and crop-killing extreme weather now have 350 million teetering on the brink of death ... The U.N.
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More than drivers - COTA seeks 'humanitarian personalities' to fill staffing shortage

The Columbus Dispatch 28 Apr 2023
Future bus drivers came from all over Columbus, including other states, seeking the promise of a career, not just a job that pays about $21 per hour ... Originally from Ethiopia, Mebratu said "The more you stay, the more you learn about the roads, the weather, the people, how they act.". And he's got stories to back it up ... "Humanitarian personality" ... .
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Human-driven climate crisis fuelling Horn of Africa drought – study

The Observer 27 Apr 2023
At least 4.35 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and at least 180,000 refugees have fled Somalia and South Sudan for Kenya and Ethiopia, which have also been affected by the drought ... In the region covered by the study – southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia and eastern Kenya – rainfall is normally concentrated in two seasons.
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Half a trillion in debt haircuts essential for sustainability - study

Reuters 06 Apr 2023
Reuters Graphics ... The research found a correlation between debt distress and climate vulnerability; a string of debt-distressed nations, including Pakistan, Ethiopia and Malawi, have recently battled concurrent extreme weather events that intensified pressure on public finances. Reuters Graphics ... Our Standards. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles ... ....
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Half a trillion in debt haircuts essential for sustainability – study

FX Empire 06 Apr 2023
By Libby George ... The research found a correlation between debt distress and climate vulnerability; a string of debt-distressed nations, including Pakistan, Ethiopia and Malawi, have recently battled concurrent extreme weather events that intensified pressure on public finances ... (Reporting By Libby George, editing by Karin Strohecker and Josie Kao).
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Charleston Festival of Houses and Gardens returns for 76th year

The Post and Courier 25 Mar 2023
Monica Seeger has had a number of people wander around her property, uninvited. She’s been gardening with the gate open when people have strolled in to admire the house, which features cream-colored stucco walls and eggshell-blue shutters ... Buy Now ... Think a floral vase from Uzbekistan, weathered African masks and a long-necked coffee pot from Ethiopia.
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As climate woes worsen, Africa's economies suffer, UN says

Seattle PI 15 Mar 2023
Up to 9% of some African nations’ budgets is being spent on responding to extreme weather events, findings at a U.N.

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