The Panama Canal announced Saturday that it will reduce the maximum number of ships traveling through the waterway from 32 to 31 per day in August, as a drought has reduced the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks. This compares to a daily average of 36 to 38 ships per day under […]
The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) will ensure irrigation of 3,490 hectares of agricultural areas using surface water in the drought-prone region with a target of producing 27,920 tonnes of crops annually, reports news agency BSS. Required number of pumps, pontoons and pipelines will be installed at different points of nearby rivers including Padma, Mohnanda, […]
Ilya Espino, the canal’s deputy administrator, told AFP that unless there were heavy rains in the next three months, they were considering “a period of one year” to restrict access to the waterway. That period would give customers “a year to plan” how to adapt. The 50-mile (80-kilometer) byway is mainly used by customers from […]
It’s been four, long, hot months since an El Niño-induced drought in the village of Sunardi has caused no rain in Indonesia, so the tobacco farmer has only one thing to do to get water: dig a dry river bed . In an hour or two, water – salty and dirty – would fill the […]
As France emerges from its driest winter since 1959, according to the government website Propluvia, drought “crisis” alerts are already active in four departmental effects, restricting the withdrawal of non-priority water – for agriculture. For. Portugal is also experiencing the early arrival of drought. Nearly 90 percent of the mainland is suffering from drought, with […]
The land here has always been fertile, but it has always been dry. Pioneers who settled west realized that with its permanent sunshine, the Imperial Valley could produce crops year-round to feed the growing population, as long as they could flood the fields with water. His solution was to build an 80-mile (130-kilometre) canal from […]
Sabato di Sarno, hired by Kering to revitalize its prized Gucci brand, needs to turn up the heat with a new direction, analysts say — a delicate task, with executives also stressing the label’s timeless appeal Is. Dee Sarno, a senior fashion designer at Valentino, has been tasked as creative director with reviving the fortunes […]
To build a more resilient Somalia, “we have to change the narrative that local people do not have the capacity to manage finances,” he said. cash in hand One way to put more money towards local priorities is to offer direct cash transfers to those most at risk during drought, to help protect them from […]
Minister of State for Shipping Khalid Mahmood Chowdhury will inaugurate berthing of vessels with 10 meter draft on Monday. Until now, vessels of 9-metre draft and 190-metre long were allowed to enter the port after the authorities in 2015 increased the draft limit and the length of vessels. Light vessels are used to carry goods […]
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water emergency As the government tries to prioritize grain staples and export crops, it has urged farmers to stop irrigating vegetable fields with water from dams. As another urgent measure, authorities have also limited supplies to farms in some cases to ensure enough drinking water for homes and businesses. As it wrestles with both its […]
prompt payment For 30 years down the road, Kisero has tried to scare elephants off his farm by lighting tin cans, lighting bonfires and hanging metal sheets around his land to make noise when the wind blows. But nothing keeps them away for long. According to the latest figures from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), […]