But unlike other countries, where extreme hunger and near-famine conditions are caused by war, conflict, or isolated weather events, in this part of Madagascar, the cause is so far unique ...

Violence has contributed to the threat of famine in South Sudan. Other areas seeing conflict, such as parts of Nigeria and Mozambique, are also seeing rising food insecurity. But in Madagascar ...

Madagascar is facing none of those, making it the first famine in modern history to be caused solely by climate change alone. It’s unlikely to be the last, says Landry Ninteretse, the Africa ...

with 584,000 already experiencing famine-like conditions across Madagascar, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Yemen. This number has increased from 27 million in 2019. Conflict ...

But whether famine in Madagascar is legally classified or not is a moot point to the Malagasy, the bulk of whom are living below the poverty line and earning less than two dollars a day.

But a slow-moving, drought-induced famine in Madagascar could be a preview of other crises in-store in our rapidly changing climate. Parts of Madagascar are currently suffering through the worst ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UN has called it the world’s first climate-change-induced famine. Madagascar’s government agrees it ...

The UN food agency has warned that thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation as the country faces its worst drought in four decades. Families have been sustaining ...

Unlike other countries, where extreme hunger and near-famine conditions are caused by war, conflict, or isolated weather events, southern Madagascar is facing these conditions because of a years ...

MASY, A LISTLESS three-year-old, has just sucked up a packet of Plumpy’Nut, a peanut-butter paste that donors give to malnourished children. It may save her life. Yet her grandmother, Zemele, is ...

The UN says it is the first famine caused by climate change. Those caught up in it describe a desperate fight to survive Accessibility help Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer ...