Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://allafrica.com/stories/202104230767.htmlThe State and emergency stakeholders have been urged to urgently implement early action interventions to avert loss of lives among the communities living in the drought and flood hotspots. Kenya Red Cross Director General Dr Asha Mohammed warned that in case there would be no adequate rains in the next three months, more than 1.Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:18:00 +0200allafrica-27369e17883be54e9dfb3d2e1e84d809allafricaen-1.2702 36.8041FloodingNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidRed CrossAsha MohammedRift ValleyGeneral Dr20210423171800https://www.jamiiforums.com/threads/call-for-help-red-cross-appeals-for-sh800-million-to-help-starving-kenyans.1860599/#post-38747217CALL FOR HELP​ Red Cross appeals for Sh800 million to help starving Kenyans​ Kenya facing two natural disasters that essentially should be mutually exclusive – drought in one region and flooding in the other​ In Summary • The society has already bought food for affected families but is unable to raise the entire amount needed.Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:19:00 +0200jamiiforums-a9d9b66b32ec5be3cd600d6626220614jamiiforumsen2.330654 37.98251NaturalDisastersFloodingFoodSecurityFoodAidRed CrossCyrus OgunaAsha MohammedRift ValleyMeteorological DepartmentANDREW KASUKUNational Government20210417071900https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-04-16-red-cross-appeals-for-sh800-million-to-help-starving-kenyans/Kenya Red Cross has appealed for Sh800 million to help more than 157,000 people facing hunger and those displaced by floods. The society’s secretary General Asha Mohammed said while some parts of Kenya are being washed by floods, in arid areas thousands of people still have nothing to eat.Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:25:00 +0200kenyamoja-682ba1533608558e0a96e01d20f42341kenyamojaen2.330654 37.98251FloodingNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidRed CrossCyrus OgunaAsha MohammedRift ValleyMeteorological DepartmentNational Government20210416152500https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-04-16-red-cross-appeals-for-sh800-million-to-help-starving-kenyans/Kenya Red Cross has appealed for Sh800 million to help more than 157,000 people facing hunger and those displaced by floods. The society’s secretary General Asha Mohammed said while some parts of Kenya are being washed by floods, in arid areas thousands of people still have nothing to eat.Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:22:00 +0200thestarkenya-682ba1533608558e0a96e01d20f42341thestarkenyaen2.330654 37.98251FloodingNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidRed CrossCyrus OgunaAsha MohammedRift ValleyMeteorological DepartmentNational Government20210416152200https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-04-03/Climate-safety-nets-for-all-Z8BmilOiTC/index.htmlEditor's note: Kevin Watkins is CEO of Save the Children UK. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. As preparations for this year's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow intensify, attention is focused on efforts to prevent a future catastrophe.Sat, 03 Apr 2021 07:01:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-98f4e5e92da8002d2b280235f6cd5ef5newsnow-co-uken51.4879 -0.177998FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersUNbodiesSave the ChildrenKevin Watkins20210403070100https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/stories/facing-disaster-with-courage-stories-from-activists-on-the-front-line-of-climate-change/The world is facing the most significant environmental challenges it has ever witnessed. The climate crisis is snowballing into everyone’s lives with increasing speed, but no matter how fast, those that can, choose to ignore it. The sense of urgency within general populations is starting to become....Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:29:00 +0200clientearth-1405fd2820b1754893ebfced5eb94185clientearthen51.4879 -0.177998ClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersEcologyChibok schoolAgricultural EconomicsChristine NievesHurricane MariaAliou BahElizabeth WathutiGlobal Climate Risk Index20210429162900