Gender relations are changing along with climate
JOHANNESBURG, 25 March 2013 (IRIN) - A changing climate will inevitably have an impact on gender relations in conservative rural communities, but not enough is being done to boost the resilience of women - already disadvantaged by traditions of inequality. Read report online |
| Briefing: In Somalia, relative peace belies rocky road ahead
MOGADISHU, 26 March 2013 (IRIN) - Since the August 2011 withdrawal of Al-Shabab insurgents from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, security has improved, allowing for the gradual resumption of government functions. But sporadic suicide attacks, conflict-related population displacement and socio-economic problems persist, exemplifying some of the daunting challenges still ahead. Read report online |
| Will Somalia get enough rain this year?
JOHANNESBURG, 28 March 2013 (IRIN) - Parts of southern Somalia are yet to recover from the battering they took in 2010-2011, when severe drought followed excessive rain, and now the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) says insufficient rain may fall in the coming months. "We are concerned - our forecast shows that there is 80 percent probability that rains could trend from normal to below normal across Somalia," said Gideon Galu, a regional FEWS NET scientist based in Africa. Read report online |
| Holding politicians to account for aid pledges
DUBAI, 29 March 2013 (IRIN) - The aid community has an increasing number of systems to track how money is spent, but it has few systems to track pledges. UK Minister of State for International Development Alan Duncan says politicians must be held to account for aid pledges. Read report online |
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