Madagascar the first country to fight famine

Published Jul 26, 2021

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Madagascar is struggling with the world's first famine directly caused by climate change, as reported by the World Food Program (WFP). This country of 27 million faces severe drought, with 1.14 million people already hungry and 400 thousand more expected to join them if the drought persists. The WFP requires $78.6 million to avert this catastrophe. The government and non-governmental organizations are criticized for the response, while the lack of committed funds to combat climate change from developed countries is noted. The article also points out the disproportionate carbon emissions per capita, with Madagascar contributing very little compared to the USA, China, and the European Union, which collectively account for 41.5% of total emissions.

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Although Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean, had no share in the factors that cause climate change, it became "the first country to fight the famine caused only by climate change". According to the data of the World Food Program (WFP), in a country with a population of approximately 27 million, where the heaviest drought of the last 40 years has been experienced, 1 million 140 thousand people cannot find food to fill their stomachs. While WFP draws attention to the fact that 14 thousand people are currently living in "disaster conditions", it emphasizes that 400 thousand people will face hunger in the near future. If the drought continues in the next crop period, which will start in October, $78 million 600 thousand would be needed to provide the local people with enough food to survive. In the region, whose main livelihood is agriculture, the drought is most felt in the city of Ambovombe in the Androy region. The WFP team, who held a press conference after visiting ...

Source: Yenihaberden