Sentence examples for faces drought from inspiring English sources

Now, it seems, the region faces drought every two or three years.

Now, as the country faces drought and starvation, Mr. Mugabe has resumed a program to strip white farmers of their land without compensation.

As much of sub-Saharan Africa faces drought, a failed harvest and hunger, the organisation has come to recognise the urgency of investment in global agricultural productivity and, after two decades of neglect, the importance of governments in delivering it.

Cassava is an important root crop to resource-poor farmers in marginal areas, where its production faces drought stress constraints.

Facing drought, floods and changing rainfall patterns, dishing up enough servings to meet growing demand will become increasingly challenging.

They figured that when New Jersey faced drought, they would have a competitive advantage because they could irrigate from Long Island's vast underground aquifer.

The debate over the project reflects a concern throughout the Mediterranean, which is now facing drought and scorching heat waves: can a resort built on fragile land be ecologically sound?

As one of the most important crops and the main food source for the world population, wheat can have a complex and powerful reflect facing drought stress.

The overall goals of this study are to understand physical adaptation measures taken by farmers and the impacts of household and community assets on farmers' adaptation when they face drought.

The LEGS Project aims to continue to provide practical guidance for both field workers and decision makers to design and implement livelihood-based responses in support of pastoralists and other livestock keepers facing drought and other disasters.

Both are in the same catchment and dependent on local sources, and both faced drought conditions over the summer of 2007.