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Dune-fixing in Madagascar: A line in the sand for extreme weather

17 December 2021

Dune-fixing in Madagascar: A line in the sand for extreme weather

World Food Programme responds as winds redraw the landscape on the southern coast

Madagascar

Yield of dreams: How farmers in Madagascar are defying drought with WFP climate insurance

2 November 2021

Yield of dreams: How farmers in Madagascar are defying drought with WFP climate insurance

Extreme weather dries up crops but not hope for smallholder farmers assisted by World Food Programme microinsurance schemes

Climate

Madagascar

What is COP26? The big UN climate change summit for beginners

21 October 2021

What is COP26? The big UN climate change summit for beginners

As global powers meet in Glasgow, the World Food Programme joins humanitarian organizations daring to hope for decisions that will save millions from hunger

Climate

South Sudan Yemen Madagascar

Opinion: Why the UN’ s ‘Code Red’ climate change warning is already a reality for many

11 August 2021

Opinion: Why the UN’ s ‘Code Red’ climate change warning is already a reality for many

‘People affected by the climate crisis do not have the luxury to wait until the world’s changed course on greenhouse gas emissions’

Climate

Madagascar South Sudan Yemen Burkina Faso Honduras

Don’t look the other way: Madagascar in the grip of drought and famine

8 July 2021

Don’t look the other way: Madagascar in the grip of drought and famine

Hundreds and thousands of people in the south of the country may die of hunger without World Food Programme support — the organization urgently needs US$78 million to respond

Emergencies Climate Zero Hunger

Madagascar

Madagascar: ‘Children do not run or play — in their eyes is deep sorrow'

12 May 2021

Madagascar: ‘Children do not run or play — in their eyes is deep sorrow'

World Food Programme partnerships officer Krystyna Kovalenko offers a glimpse of the south of the country, where thousands of people are starving

Climate Development Disaster risk reduction Droughts Emergencies Food Security Funding Natural disasters Nutrition Zero Hunger Resilience

Madagascar

Changing lives: 5 ways WFP is helping to empower women

17 February 2021

Changing lives: 5 ways WFP is helping to empower women

Voices from Cambodia, Egypt, El Salvador, Kenya and Madagascar on how the World Food Programme is changing lives

Gender

Egypt Cambodia El Salvador Kenya Madagascar

Southern Madagascar: Hunger looms as climate change destroys crops

12 January 2021

Southern Madagascar: Hunger looms as climate change destroys crops

World Food Programme calls for emergency funds as delayed rains and COVID-19 restrictions push more than 1 million people into extreme poverty

Madagascar

Madagascar: Drought and COVID-19 push 1.5 million people to the brink

18 November 2020

Madagascar: Drought and COVID-19 push 1.5 million people to the brink

World Food Programme calls for funds as pandemic worsens problems caused by premature dry season in the south

Campaigns Climate Zero Hunger

Madagascar

How drought is pushing more people into hunger in southern Madagascar

27 August 2020

How drought is pushing more people into hunger in southern Madagascar

WFP provides vital food assistance as 1.6 million people face impact of upcoming lean season

Climate Droughts Food Security Zero Hunger

Madagascar

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