Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope: Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world’s ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$ 662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars (1989-2003), Ebola outbreaks (2014-2015) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) have left Liberia …
Overcoming the skills scarcity requires the expertise of the MSP: Skills are a rare resource that can be found within the talented depths of a trusted managed services provider, says Hope Lukoto, Chief Human Resource Officer at BCX. In 2021, Gartner found that talent shortages were inhibiting technology adoption and development, with 64% of IT …
Water scarcity on Nigeria’s coast is hardest on women: 6 steps to ease the burden: Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water for your family. You trek to the nearest water source, miles away, with only a jerrycan to carry the precious liquid. You brave scorching heat …
Africa’s aquifers hold more than 20 times the water stored in the continent’s lakes, but they aren’t the answer to water scarcity: Giordano Cipriani/Getty Images Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region. For instance, about 10 years ago …
South Africa in the news: Water Scarcity Threat To India and South Africa: More than a third of India’s electricity supply is at risk from water scarcity, which also threatens urban life in parts of South Africa.: “South Africa” – BingNews U.S. On Track to Consume More Avocados in 2020 Than Ever Before, Mission Produce …
Why Zimbabwean villagers are struggling with a false scarcity of fuelwood: shutterstock Many African countries depend on wood for fuel. About 81% of sub-Saharan African households use fuelwood for cooking. This is stoking concern about the links between fuelwood access, conservation and rural livelihoods. Demand for fuelwood and charcoal is often thought to be driving …