Global News by Tag: drought
ACCRA, GHANA – Nana Okyere Akrofie, 24, says it has been months since he and his neighbors have had water flow from their taps in North Legon, a suburb of Accra, Ghana’s capital.
“The situation is so bad that for over four months now, we have not had water supply in our area,” Akrofie says.
NAIROBI, KENYA – Hellena Wanjiku, 29, lives in Wanyee, an area west of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, with her sister and brother-in-law. She works as a hairdresser and manages one of the couple’s salons. But she says that recent power cuts have hurt business.
“Electricity is central to the thriving of my business – heating water, powering the radio, which is for entertaining my clients, hair drying and styling,” Wanjiku says with a loud sigh.
NAIROBI, KENYA – It is early evening, and one of the fast food outlets in the South C Shopping Center in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is bustling with activity as hungry souls troop in one after the other. But Paul Mwangi, a taxi operator, says that no matter what he orders on the menu, he can’t spend less than 100 shillings, $1.10 USD, on a simple snack.
NAIROBI, KENYA – Jatane Dadea has lost 10 cattle during the recent drought in northeastern Kenya. Her daughter, Galgalo Soti, has been out of school for almost three months because the family is forced to migrate in search of water and food.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL -- Residents in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem say they were surprised last month when volunteers from the Israeli Water Authority, IWA, knocked on their doors and offered to install free water-saving appliances.
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK -- Water tanks are a hot commodity here. Homeowners cram as many tanks as they can afford onto their rooftops, so when the water is running – just a few hours each week when things are good – they can store enough water to survive until it flows again.