Angola will face drought challenge in near future

A government study of the Post-Disaster Needs 2012-2016 evaluated losses of USD 750 million.

Angola will have a worsening of the drought episodes in the future, according to a statement issued by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), released today.

 

It will have a greater frequency and seriousness of the drought events that already suffer provinces in the south of the country since 2012, said the report on the occasion of the World Day of combating desertification and drought, which takes place this Sunday. 

 

The lack of rainfall in the territories of Cunene, Huíla, and Namibe has affected 1.2 million people since 2012. The UN agency recognized the government's efforts to carry out medium and long-term programs to increase the resilience of the affected communities with a view to breaking the persistent cycle.

 

A government study of the Post-Disaster Needs 2012-2016 evaluated losses of USD 750 million, as per Prensa Latina.

 

This research was supported by the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Bank. Meanwhile, the Government is planning actions from 2018 to 2022 in nine sectors, in a plan that must be approved in July by the National Civil Protection Commission. 

 

As part of the fight against desertification, Luanda, in coordination with the UNDP, has been implementing a sustainable charcoal promotion project since October 2016 with the calculation of its respective value chain. The idea includes reducing the emission of greenhouse gases and is developed in the provinces of Huambo and Cuanza Sur.