August 17, 2024
Junge Welt
Defy climate change Eritrea: Weather Extremes Require Rethinking in Agriculture
Hunger can be Prevented (1)
By :- Martin Zimmermann and Dirk Vogelsang
When we started our three-week trip to Eritrea, we had an unusually large number of questions with us. We have recently been asked repeatedly: “Why is Eritrea not as badly affected by the drastic drought disasters as its neighbors? Why does the country not appear on the “hunger maps” or only as a blank spot? What is being done differently there to ensure supplies are independent of external help?”How current these questions are was confirmed by the alarming news situation shortly after our return. In mid-November, devastating floods occurred in and…
