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  2. Water scarcity in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest number of water-stressed countries of any other place on the planet and of an estimated 800 million people who live in Africa, 300 million live in a water stressed environment. [5] In 2012, it was estimated that by 2030, 75 million to 250 million people in Africa will be living in areas of high water stress. [5]

  3. Water supply and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia

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    The WHO (2006) stated that, in 2004, only 16% of people in sub-Saharan Africa had access to drinking water through a household connection (an indoor tap or a tap in the yard). Even when there is available water in these places, there is poor access to readily accessible drinking water as there are risks of contamination due to several factors.

  4. Category:Droughts in Africa - Wikipedia

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    2006 Horn of Africa food crisis; ... Cape Town water crisis; D. Droughts in the Sahel; E. 2011 East Africa drought; Eastern Cape drought; 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia;

  5. Water scarcity - Wikipedia

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    [2]: 560 Many people in Sub-Saharan Africa are living with economic water scarcity. [4]: 11 There is enough freshwater available globally and averaged over the year to meet demand. As such, water scarcity is caused by a mismatch between when and where people need water, and when and where it is available. [5]

  6. The Vulture and the Little Girl - Wikipedia

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    [clarification needed] Carter flew with the UN for one day to Juba in south Sudan to take photos of a barge, with food aid for the region, but soon the situation changed again. The UN received permission from a rebel group to fly food aid to Ayod. Rob Hadley was flying in on a UN light plane and invited Silva and Carter to fly with him to Ayod. [6]

  7. Food insecurity in Africa should be overcome in 5 years -AfDB ...

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    Programs supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in over 30 African countries have helped produce some $12 billion worth of food, and the bank’s $25 billion objective is "well on track ...

  8. Desertification in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Sub-Saharan Africa, notably East Africa, had the world's greatest proportion of undernourished people in 2017, with 28.8% and 31.4%, respectively. Long-term monitoring in North Africa (1978-2014) revealed the disappearance of significant perennial plant species owing to drought and desertification, such as Stipa tenacissima and Artemisia herba ...

  9. Water issues in developing countries - Wikipedia

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    [8]: 560 Many people in Sub-Saharan Africa are living with economic water scarcity. [10]: 11 There is enough freshwater available globally and averaged over the year to meet demand. As such, water scarcity is caused by a mismatch between when and where people need water, and when and where it is available. [11]