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A River Runs Dry in Tanzania
Posted by Inter Press Service: Orton Kiishweko on January 8th, 2013
Inter Press Service: Avelina Elias Mkenda, a 52-year-old small-scale farmer in the Mbarali district of Tanzania's southwestern Mbeya region, can sense a change in her environment.
A resident of the Great Ruaha River basin, she has never had trouble watering her crops and livestock.
But over the last few years, the river has been delivering less and less of the precious resource; the grass that was once plentiful is now scarce, leaving cattle hungry, while production of coffee, the region's prize crop, has plummeted....
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Uganda not safe from the effects of climate change
Posted by New Vision: Watuwa Timbiti on January 8th, 2013
New Vision: Uganda will suffer severe effects of climate change especially between in 2070- 2100, according to a research published in the African Crop Science Journal.
Although 2070 may appear remote, the effects of climate change may be felt even earlier, the researchers warned.
With expected global temperature increases of 1.40C to 5.80C by the end of the 21st century, the research warns that sub-Saharan Africa, especially Uganda, are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change since their economies...