Podcasts about Cyclone Idai

Now 2024 stroms are getting stronger 10:54 AM You're referring to the increasing intensity of storms in 2024. That's a concerning topic! Indeed, there is evidence to suggest that storms are getting stronger and more frequent due to climate change. Here are some key points to consider: 1. **Rising global temperatures**: As the planet warms, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to more intense precipitation events. This, in turn, can fuel stronger storms. 2. **Sea-level rise**: As oceans rise, coastal areas become more vulnerable to storm surges, which can exacerbate the impact of storms. 3. **Changes in atmospheric circulation**: Climate change is altering the patterns of atmospheric circulation, which can lead to more frequent and intense storms. 4. **Increased water vapor**: Warmer air can hold more water vapor, which can lead to heavier rainfall and more intense storms. Some of the most significant storms in recent years include: * **Hurricane Dorian (2019)**: A Category 5 hurricane that devastated the Bahamas, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. * **Typhoon Haiyan (2013)**: One of the strongest storms ever recorded, which struck the Philippines, causing catastrophic damage and killing thousands. * **Cyclone Idai (2019)**: A powerful cyclone that hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, causing widespread flooding and displacement. To mitigate the impact of stronger storms, it's essential to: 1. **Invest in disaster preparedness and response**: Governments and communities must develop and implement effective emergency response plans to minimize the impact of storms. 2. **Implement climate-resilient infrastructure**: Building codes and infrastructure should be designed to withstand the increasing intensity of storms. 3. **Promote sustainable land use practices**: Deforestation, coastal development, and other human activities can exacerbate the impact of storms. Sustainable practices can help reduce the risk of storm damage. 4. **Support climate change research and adaptation**: Continued research and development of climate models can help improve storm forecasting and inform adaptation strategies. It's crucial to take proactive steps to address the increasing intensity of storms and mitigate the impact of climate change. What would you like to know more about? The science behind stronger storms, disaster preparedness, or climate change mitigation strategies? 10:54 AM Type your message here... Send

The BBC's Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf reported from Gaza for more than 20 years, but last November he and his family left for the safety of Istanbul. He tells us about the challenges of his new life, and the chaos, death and destruction of his final weeks in Gaza, as Israel retaliated for the Hamas cross-border assault of 7 October.The Brazilian bat rediscovered after 100 years A bat discovered in part of Brazil's Atlantic Forest in 2018 has been officially confirmed as a species which hadn't been seen for more than a century. It was originally documented by an English zoologist in 1916. André Biernath of BBC Brasil tells us why its rediscovery is so important in understanding Brazilian biodiversity.Building a future in Mozambique, five years after Cyclone Idai In March 2019, Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, killing over one and a half thousand people and affecting three million people across three countries. The BBC's Nomsa Maseko travelled to Beira, one of the worst affected areas, soon after it hit, and now she's returned for a documentary called Building a future for cyclone-hit Mozambique. She tells us what she discovered.Taboo-busting women in Indian-administered Kashmir A group of women in Indian-administered Kashmir have joined forces in order to break taboos. BBC Urdu joined them in a visit to a hareesa restaurant, a place usually only frequented by men. Riyaz Masroor tells us why these women formed the group, and what they thought of the hareesa. Presented by Irena Taranyuk.(Photo: The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf reporting from Gaza in November 2023. Credit: BBC)

President Ruto's flagship visa-free policy for all visitors to Kenya has come into effect, but travellers are finding that it is not working as expected. Five years after Cyclone Idai devastated lives and livelihoods in Mozambique, how are people in the areas that were worst affected doing now? And we hear from the Ghanaian tennis photographer whose images of young African players captured the admiration of one of the sport's all-time greats - Serena Williams.

In this week's episode we focus on climate change and its impacts on malaria specifically. Our guests Remy Hoek Spaans from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Clinton Nkolokhosa from the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MLW) will be discussing the effect of floods in Malawi created by extreme weather events and their impact on malaria. Our guests talk about:   partnerships with local sugar producers who help to ensure accurate and timely data for factors such as soil permeability, rainfall, temperatures  how climate knowledge combined with local knowledge can help predict patterns of disease transmission and keep track of flooding and its impacts  the use of open access tools and humanitarian data to inform decision making and stimulate positive change for vulnerable communities and those affected by climate change  plans to develop online intuitive tools to share knowledge and co-develop mitigation strategies to disease risk from climate change  Remy Hoek Spaans  PhD candidate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  I am currently working on malaria epidemiology in Malawi, with a focus on environmental and climatological drivers. My most recent project, for which field work has just been completed, will look at the impact of flooding on malaria epidemiology.  One of the first noticeable effects of climate change will be an increase in extreme weather events. In March 2019, Cyclone Idai had a devastating impact on the population of southern Malawi. I would like to understand how the spatial distribution of malaria cases has changed in response to the floods in an agricultural landscape. I have access to routinely collected daily health records and satellite imagery to investigate this at a fine scale. With an increase in extreme weather events in the future, it is crucial to learn how this will affect malaria transmission, to build resilient health systems.  https://rstmh.org/about-us/who-we-are/student-ambassadors/remy-hoek-spaans (https://rstmh.org/about-us/who-we-are/student-ambassadors/remy-hoek-spaans)  https://twitter.com/remyhs?lang=en (https://twitter.com/remyhs?lang=en)  https://rstmh.org/news-blog/blogs/world-malaria-day-early-career-grant-research-into-malaria (https://rstmh.org/news-blog/blogs/world-malaria-day-early-career-grant-research-into-malaria)  https://www.linkedin.com/in/remyhoekspaans/?originalSubdomain=nl (https://www.linkedin.com/in/remyhoekspaans/?originalSubdomain=nl)  Mr Clinton Nkolokosa  Masters fellow, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MLW) Clinton Nkolokosa is a MSc Fellow within the Vector Biology group at Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome, Blantyre Malawi.  Clinton's current project which is being funded by the Wellcome Trust, is titled Measuring the impact of past, present and future environmental changes on schistosomiasis transmission in southern Malawi. Overall, his work is focuses on advanced spatial analysis in environmental and health, and in the intersection of these research areas. This includes the application of remote sensing in crisis mapping and predictive environmental modelling to uncover snail-schistosome distribution and dry season malaria transmission in a changing climate. His particular focus is using cutting-edge geospatial statistical tools to help improve capacity for prevention, preparedness and response to public health, climate and environmental risks.  - https://www.mlw.mw/student-profiles/clinton-nkolokosa-pre-msc-intern-junior-researcher/ (https://www.mlw.mw/student-profiles/clinton-nkolokosa-pre-msc-intern-junior-researcher/)   - Environmental drivers of malaria transmission in Kasungu (https://rpubs.com/Clinty/786191 (https://rpubs.com/Clinty/786191))    - Impacts of climate-related disasters such as floods in lower Shire (https://arcg.is/1K5jrX0 (https://arcg.is/1K5jrX0)

In this interview, correspondent Samantha Chinyoka speaks with Carlos Mugumira from Zimbabwe. Carlos shares his experiences as a survivor of the horrendous Cyclone Idai that hit Zimbabwe in 2019. The UN reported 602 deaths with many more people still missing. By the time, Carlos was working on electrical installations in the Chimanimani area, which was greatly affected by the cyclone. He narrates how events unfolded, the impact the cyclone had on his life, and the lessons learnt from this extreme weather event. In conclusion to sharing his personal experiences, Carlos highlights the need for intersectoral cooperation to better prepare for such events, to well-educate and conscientize the communities on climate change, and the need for government action for climate adaptation and resilience.

In 2019, Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique's port city of Beira. The city is now setting up large green areas designed to absorb future floodwaters – but entire fishing communities need to relocate.

In 2019, Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique's port city of Beira. Many died and entire neighborhoods were flooded. The city is now setting up large green areas designed to absorb future floodwaters. But entire fishing communities need to relocate.

The World Bank estimates that climate change will push an additional 100 million people globally into poverty in the coming years.  In Part 1, we talked with Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for Engineering With Nature®, and Dr. Brenden Jongman, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist with the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR). Todd and Brenden discussed the World Bank’s approach to using natural infrastructure solutions to address some of the most pressing climate change challenges and the synergies with Engineering With Nature’s approach of using innovative natural and nature-based solutions.   In Part 2 we continue our discussion. Coping with environmental and climate crises in a normal year is one thing, but the past year, as the world has been responding to COVID-19, has been unprecedented. Todd and Brenden discuss the opportunity for nature-based solutions to support post-pandemic recovery efforts. And they discuss the importance of the natural infrastructure guidelines their organizations have been working on to help policy- and decision-makers, project managers, and communities think differently about the role and value of nature-based solutions.       Related Links:  EWN Website ERDC Website Todd Bridges at LinkedIn Todd Bridges at EWN Brenden Jongman at LinkedIn   Leveraging Nature-Based Solutions for Resilience (YouTube) What if we could use nature to prevent disasters? Factsheet on NBS portfolio Flagship report on NBS Nature-based solutions: A cost-effective Approach for Disaster Risk and Water Resource Management   Upscaling nature-based flood protection in Mozambique's cities: Lessons Learnt from Beira NY Times: Mozambique looks beyond Cyclone Idai to better protection in the future Blue barriers: A nature-based solution to build resilience Urban planning and nature-based solutions, keys for reducing flood risk in Panama Restoring a long-lost relationship with Rio Bogotá

In 2020, natural hazards like storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires caused more than $200 billion in damage worldwide and the death of 8,000 people. Since 1980, there have been 285 weather and climate-related disasters in the United States alone that have produced at least $1 billion in damage. In this two-part episode, we’re talking with Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for Engineering With Nature®, and Dr. Brenden Jongman, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist with the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR). Todd and Brenden discuss the World Bank’s approach to using natural infrastructure solutions to address some of the most pressing climate change challenges and the synergies with Engineering With Nature’s approach of using innovative natural and nature-based solutions. The World Bank’s increasing support in this area has recently been recognized by the World Resources Institute as one of their top outcomes of 2020 in their work with key partners.   The World Economic Forum estimates that by midcentury, $100 trillion dollars will be invested in infrastructure worldwide. In its role as an international financier, the World Bank’s overall objective is to end extreme poverty and build shared prosperity around the world. Climate change and natural hazards are strongly linked to poverty as the poor are often the most vulnerable. As Brenden notes, often a single natural disaster can push a family below the poverty line. The World Bank estimates that climate change will push an additional 100 million people globally into poverty in the coming years. As Todd and Brenden discuss, natural infrastructure is an important part of the solution to addressing multiple hazards, including those intensified by climate change, and creating community resilience. Natural infrastructure often has significant benefits over traditional concrete and rock infrastructure. Building a coastal park to provide flood risk management benefits can also create jobs and recreation opportunities, reduce heat island effects, provide trees that absorb carbon and contribute to achieving climate change targets, and provide much needed opportunities for nature experiences in urban settings.   The World Bank is making an estimated $1 billion in annual investments in projects applying nature-based solutions—a 20% increase since 2018. Their guidance, Integrating Green and Gray: Creating Next Generation Infrastructure and Implementing Nature-Based Flood Protection: Principles and Implementation Guidance, emphasizes the need to consider both conventional engineering and nature-based solutions in a more systematic way. They have been applying that approach in projects around the world for over a decade. The World Bank’s Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Community of Practice, and internal knowledge hub, was established in 2017 with support from the GFDRR. This year, the World Bank and GFDRR will launch a dedicated Global Program on NBS for Climate Resilience, to further scale up the knowledge, investments, and partnerships on NBS across the World Bank’s global activities.   As examples, Brenden talks about his experience in Madagascar and Mozambique. Madagascar is experiencing rapid, unplanned urbanization in a floodplain that is prone to more frequent and more extreme flooding due to climate change. In Mozambique in 2019, the rapidly growing coastal city of Beira faced one of the worst cyclones to hit the African continent. The World Bank’s work with the government of Mozambique on various initiatives, including development of one of the largest urban parks on the African continent, is strengthening the city’s resilience.   Todd reinforced the need for integrating conventional and nature-based engineering, noting the challenges that we're experiencing are very complex and really call for a diversified set of solutions that we can draw together and combine. We’ve just got to develop new, innovative solutions.     In Part 2 of this episode, we continue our discussion. Coping with environmental and climate crises in a normal year is one thing, but the past year as the world has been responding to COVID-19 has been unprecedented. Todd and Brenden discuss the opportunity for nature-based solutions to support post-pandemic recovery efforts. And they discuss the importance of the natural infrastructure guidelines their organizations have been working on to help policy- and decision-makers, project managers, and communities think differently about the role and value of nature-based solutions.     Related Links:  EWN Website ERDC Website Todd Bridges at LinkedIn Todd Bridges at EWN Brenden Jongman at LinkedIn     GFDRR website Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty – Background Papers Integrating Green and Gray: Creating Next Generation Infrastructure Implementing nature-based flood protection: principles and implementation guidance Leveraging nature-based solution for resilience (YouTube) What if we could use nature to prevent disasters? Factsheet on NBS portfolio Flagship report on NBS Nature-based solutions: a cost-effective approach for disaster risk and water resource management   Upscaling nature-based flood protection in Mozambique's cities: lessons learnt from Beira NY Times: Mozambique looks beyond Cyclone Idai to better protection in the future Blue barriers: a nature-based solution to build resilience Urban planning and nature-based solutions, keys for reducing flood risk in Panama Restoring a long-lost relationship with Rio Bogotá    

Happy Earth Day! In this podcast episode, Ambassador Megan Westervelt interviews conservation photojournalist and National Geographic Explorer Jen Guyton about the importance of capturing the story of climate change to bring its global impact to our attention and to support the people who are most impacted by the increase in frequency and intensity of natural disasters. Jen relates her experience of covering the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique in 2019, during which more than1,300 people lost their lives to climate change.

Ruy Santos is the founder of MAKOBO - Plataforma Solidária. More than a canary in a coal mine, he’s a driving force behind social change. Reflecting genuine altruism, and with a humble approach, his contagious sense of solidarity makes everyone believe that no act of kindness goes wasted. In this episode, we talk about malnutrition and illiteracy in Mozambique, Makobo genesis, feeding refugees, Projecto Black & White, Commonwealth Points of Light and much more.Links:Follow Ruy on InstagramPoints of Light WebsiteMakobo's WebsiteMakobo on FacebookCoração Solidario Makobo on FacebookAgroecologia Amar Mozambique on FacebookTodos Por MoçambiqueWorld Central KitchenMakobo Contact Details: +258 841 305 390 / +258 823 872 499The video links below give a more comprehensive view of Ruy's work.Videos:1.   https://youtu.be/X_KwNUr7IhI2. https://youtu.be/8-MFHwQPBD03. https://youtu.be/vc9ACeGxRao4. http://p.dw.com/p/2evOE5. https://youtu.be/HZHq_5NLZGk6. https://youtu.be/m_81v0GVLUY7.  https://shar.es/1NpxLh8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6XsyZg22Nc9. https://youtu.be/QQZ9WqUEYRM#MyMoçambique#MoveMozambiqueForward#AThousandDreamsForMyCountry

In 2019, Cyclone Idai destroyed wide swathes of Zimbabwe's Chimanimani National Park. Residents are rebuilding in a way that lets them remain in the area, whilst protecting themselves from future natural disasters.

Ruth Leeney is a conservationist, fellow activist with Extinction Rebellion, and vegan, working hard to preserve our under water world. We covered so much in this chat and still didn't get to talk about everything, so I know for sure, there'll be a second interview with Ruth sometime in the future! In the meantime, you can support Ruth's work through Women4Oceans on their website.   Check out http://bookofleavespodcast.com/ for more detailed links & if you can, please support this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/bookofleaves or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BOOKOFLEAVES  We covered: (05:40) Ruth's background and when she became eco consious. (08:34) Scuda diving in U.K. Vs Australian waters. (13:44) How the community Ruth works with in Mozambique are being affected by over fishing. (17:40) How the locals have been impacted by Climate Change. (23:44) What, if any work is being done by NGOs or governments to aid and educate in this crisis. (28:40) What is Blue Justice? Read this link for more. (32:35) How we in the first world countries can help. (37:28) Why Ruth first became vegan and how she manages working in coastal fishery communities considering that. (45:15) How to know if the fish you do buy is sustainably sourced. (48:20) How to avoid trawled fish. (49:40) Dynamite fishing. (50:40) The plastic Ruth has seen on her dive adventures around the world. Also Mentioned: Climate Justice by Mary Robinson. Mothers of Invention Podcast.  Climate Queens Podcast. Jaque Custo documentaries. The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts. Cyclone Idai. in Mozambique, 2019. Down To Earth Wholefoods shop (as the best stocked wholefoods store in Dublin when Ruth first went vegan!). UK Marine conservation society sustainable fishing list. Vita as an Irish charity assisting local communities in Ethiopia and Eritrea fight against climate change. Women4Oceans, a network of women working on conservation and research that Ruth is involved with. ParCo, a charity that does beach clean ups around Vilankulo in Mozambique. Protect Africa's Sawfishes, Ruth's own research project she works on. Don't forget to please rate, review & subscribe! X

In 2019 Cyclone Idai destroyed wide swathes of Zimbabwe’s Chimanimani National Park. Residents are rebuilding in a way that lets them remain in the area, whilst protecting themselves from future natural disasters.

MultimediaLIVE — We sit down with Emile Bosch and Alaister Russell, multimedia journalist and photojournalist respectively for the Sunday Times group shortly after they return from Mozambique. The two of them caught up with survivors of the decimated village Begaja, one year after Cyclone Idai completely destroyed their families and livelihoods. We respectfully re-tell their stories. See the full feature here: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2020-05-18-tales-from-begaja-a-year-after-cyclone-idai/ Tales from Begaja - one year after Cyclone Idai

Today, Africa World Now Project's Executive Producer, Human Rights Activist, and International Media Journalist, Mwiza Munthali talks with Mozambican investigative journalist Estacio Valoi (@estaciosvaloi), with the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) about COVID-19 and conditions on the ground a year since cyclone Idai devastated communities in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique. Mwiza connects with Estacio who is currently in Maputo, Mozambique. Our show was produced today in solidarity with the Native/Indigenous, African, and Afro Descendant communities at Standing Rock; Venezuela; Cooperation Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi; Brazil; the Avalon Village in Detroit; Colombia; Kenya; Palestine; South Africa; and Ghana and other places who are fighting for the protection of our land for the benefit of all peoples! Protect our Journalist! https://gijn.org/about/staff-member/estacio-valoi/https://pulitzercenter.org/people/estacio-valoihttps://www.zammagazine.com/engage/the-network/568-estacio-valoi Image: https://archief.socialhistory.org/en/collections/posters-mozambique

The cyclones that struck Mozambique ravaged everything in their path. Remains of ruined villages and ruined schools remained. Here you hear the children's stories about life after the disaster. It was on the evening of March 14, 2019 that Cyclone Idai came in from the Indian Ocean. It was the city of Beira, with half a million inhabitants, that was affected first. The devastation was enormous. With the cyclone came a massive rain and floods. Just two weeks later, the next cyclone, Kenneth, struck.  “It was dark at night, even though it was day. When the roof started to drop from the house, it sounded like gunfire”, says Faria 12 years old who was one of the children who ended up in the middle of the storm's eye when the cyclone hit her village. Were Cyclones Idai and Kenneth consequences of Climate Change? In this episode of Save the Children Documentary, you will hear the children who survived, climate scientists about the future and how a society goes on after a natural disaster.  

Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing. These words of wisdom are best exemplified by the career of Red Cross IT specialist and international disaster responder Andy Li. Li has often been struck by some apprehension when confronted with the task of supporting major relief operations following some of the largest natural disasters in recent history, but in each instance, no matter what the challenge, his training and instincts took and over allowed him to accomplish the task at hand.For more than a decade, Andy has served as IT Specialist, a role that has seen him support the organization at the local and national level. During this time, Andy has been called upon to provide IT Support during large-scale relief operations in the continental US and overseas territories: Hurricane Sandy in Greater NY in 2012-13, historic flooding in Louisiana in 2016, Typhoon Soudelor in Saipan in 2016, and Cyclone Gita in American Samoa 2018.In additional to his work as an IT Specialist, Andy is also a member of the International Disaster Response Delegate Team, a highly specialized and select group of individuals who deploy to offer their expertise on the ground following complex emergencies across the globe. In March/April of this year Andy deployed support a Canadian Red Cross field hospital in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai in 2019. A few months after our interview, Li traveled to the Bahamas to support Hurricane Dorian relief. Producer: Chi Kong LuiEditor: John CunninghamHost: Michael de VulpillieresPhoto: Katie Wilkes

When a major disaster strikes, Direct Relief's emergency response team is deployed shortly thereafter. Despite the logistical difficulties of getting to a disaster zone, Direct Relief staff are often some of the first to arrive. They witness the brutal effects of a disaster first-hand and absorb the reverberating shock that shakes those in its path. On this episode of the podcast, we speak with Direct Relief emergency response manager Gordon Willcock who touched down immediately after two of this year's most severe storms—Cyclone Idai in Mozambique and Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He tells us about what he saw during his on-the-ground response and the unsettling trends he expects to accompany future disasters.

On March 14, 2019, Cyclone Idai slammed into central Mozambique near the city of Beira. Its torrential winds and rains destroyed everything in its path, and left millions of people without the food, shelter and water they needed to survive. We spoke with one aid worker who was one of the first responders to this "apocalyptic" scene.

So June 16th was both the International day of the African Child and father's day….2 days I want to reference in todays episode as I document my experience covering tropical cyclone idai…honestly one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere.having caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi that left more than 1,000 people dead, thousands more missing and even more displaced.

The CSIS Global Food Security Project and the CSIS Africa Program invite you to join a discussion on the economic decline and food insecurity crisis in Zimbabwe. According to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee’s 2018 Rural Livelihoods Assessment, nearly 2.4 million people in rural Zimbabwe were projected to be severely food insecure by March 2019. In the wake of Cyclone Idai, Zimbabwe's dire condition seems poised to worsen. If the current trends continue, Zimbabwe could be facing a severe humanitarian crises that rivals some of the worst in the world.   Is Zimbabwe prepared to reform its economy, address its food security challenges, and develop a sustainable strategy to response to natural disasters? How can the international community and the U.S. government support peace and prosperity in the wake of this disaster? Panelists Ashok Chakravarti, Jason Taylor, and Peter Thomas will tackle these questions and shine a light on the escalating situation in Zimbabwe to the Washington policy community. This event is made possible through the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The CSIS Global Food Security Project and the CSIS Africa Program invite you to join a discussion on the economic decline and food insecurity crisis in Zimbabwe. According to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee’s 2018 Rural Livelihoods Assessment, nearly 2.4 million people in rural Zimbabwe were projected to be severely food insecure by March 2019. In the wake of Cyclone Idai, Zimbabwe's dire condition seems poised to worsen. If the current trends continue, Zimbabwe could be facing a severe humanitarian crises that rivals some of the worst in the world.   Is Zimbabwe prepared to reform its economy, address its food security challenges, and develop a sustainable strategy to response to natural disasters? How can the international community and the U.S. government support peace and prosperity in the wake of this disaster? Panelists Ashok Chakravarti, Jason Taylor, and Peter Thomas will tackle these questions and shine a light on the escalating situation in Zimbabwe to the Washington policy community. This event is made possible through the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

It has been six weeks since Cyclone Idai made landfall in southern Africa, unleashing unprecedented devastation and destruction on communities in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. Many communities were stranded for weeks and cut-off from outside assistance. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless. Crops were washed away. The ICRC has been working with IFRC and national Red Cross societies to provide assistance to people who lost everything to the storm, an effort that has been made even more complicated by Cyclone Kenneth, another tropical cyclone that is pummeling northern Mozambique with rainfall, sparking widespread flooding and creating a new humanitarian crisis just weeks after Cyclone Idai hit the country. We hear several audio diaries from the ground and then speak with Crystal Wells, ICRC’s Communications Delegate for East Africa. Hosted by Niki Clark.

Cyclone Idai devastated South East Africa, including the destruction of two Youth With A Mission centres in Mozambique, YWAM Lebanon had their building destroyed by a fire, YWAM Ships Norway has deployed three shipping containers containing dental clinics and a workshop to the YWAM Liberty, YWAM Urban Keys in London took a pro-life stance in a protest in London, we get a report from The Send, and more on this episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show Podcast ... The post Cyclone Idai Response, YWAM Lebanon Fire, Stopping Traffic for the Unborn first appeared on YWAM Podcast.

In mid march, Cyclone Idai struck southern Africa, ravaging parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Of these countries, Mozambique was hardest hit. The storm struck the port city Beira and surrounding areas, creating a massive inland flood plane. At the time, the World Meteorological Organization called it one of the worst weather related disasters to ever strike the southern hemisphere.   One month on, I wanted to get a sense of the how the recovery efforts were progressing, so I called up Dorothy Sang of Oxfam, who is on the line with me today from the city of Beira in Mozambique. Dorothy Sang is Oxfam's humanitarian advocacy manager and in this conversation she describes the scale of the damage wrought by Cyclone Idai and how international relief agencies like Oxfam are responding to this crisis. One thing that struck me about this conversation is how over one month since this crisis, relief agencies are still finding communities that have been totally cut off from access.    Before we start: I do want to ask again for you to email me stories, anecdotes about how listening to this podcast impacted you in some way. Did you take some action based on this podcast? Did it affect your work one way or another? Did it inspire you to send an email? Make a call? Buy a book? Donate to a cause?   Please email me 

On Thursday March 14, Cyclone Idai made landfall on the coast of Mozambique at Beira. Since hitting the South-East African coast, directly impacting Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, Cyclone Idai brought massive destruction in the region—including numerous deaths, countless people displaced and rivers overflowing. The impact of the cyclone has brought the multi-leveled implications of climate change to the fore: In Mozambique, flood waters that have destroyed crops, homes, cultivated water-borne disease, in Zimbabwe, mud slides has permanently altered landscapes; in Malawi, more flood damage. According to William Minter in his article titled In the Wake of Cyclone Idai: The North has a Climate Debt to Pay , in Foreign Policy in Focus, “weeks after Cyclone Idai struck the coast of Mozambique, near Beira, the flood waters have receded to reveal a shattered landscape.Houses and roads were washed away; crops awaiting harvest were destroyed. Confirmed deaths are high across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, with the total still growing. Emphasis has shifted from the rescue of survivors clinging to treetops and rooftops to organizing the delivery of provisions of food, secure housing, and medical care for hundreds of thousands left homeless. Even as local and international relief efforts ramp up their efforts, there is a need to also focus on broader global implications. The causal connection between climate change and extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai, is clear. The need for climate actions in both the global North and South are beyond dispute. These needs include making the response to crises sustainable, increasing resilience to the effects of climate change through adaptation, and rapidly accelerating action to cut greenhouse emissions from fossil fuels. The question, ironically is centered on whose responsibility should this be? At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the first global climate agreement affirmed that much of the burden should be shouldered by the nations in the Global north. The Summit agreement stated that: The Parties should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Accordingly, the developed country Parties should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.Today, providing a more in-depth, on-the-ground assessment of the effects of Cyclone Idai, specifically in Mozambique and Zimbabwe are: [a little editorial note…we will examine Malawi next week]: Estacio Valoi, an investigative journalist based in Mozambique and is part of Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ); and Ruth Castel-Branco, a labor scholar-activist based at the University of the Witwatersrand, and an editor of Alternactiva—a Mozambican progressive media platform. Briggs Bomba, currently coordinates the Zimbabwe Alliance, a funding collaborative that works to promote a vibrant civil society and a successful democratic transformation in Zimbabwe. Anchored by TrustAfrica, it identifies, engages and supports local initiatives through grant making, capacity building, networking and mobilizing international solidarity. All three are in conversation with Africa World Now Project's Executive Producer, human rights activist, and international media journalist, Mwiza Munthali. Our show was produced today in solidarity with the Native/Indigenous, African, and Afro Descendant communities at Standing Rock; Venezuela; Cooperation Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi; Brazil; the Avalon Village in Detroit; Colombia; Kenya; Palestine; South Africa; and Ghana and other places who are fighting for the protection of our land for the benefit of all peoples!

1. Air Cargo Integrators (ACI) CEO Lionel Smith is surveying the trade show scene at the TIACA Air Cargo Forum that took place in Toronto, Canada, in mid-October 2018. As he looks up and down the aisle, Lionel, at six feet, seven inches tall, enjoys a unique vantage point. Born in Kenya and on the scene in Dubai cargo for the past several decades, Smith is a transportation executive that stands out head and shoulders above the crowd. He joins a cadre of special people we have known during our 44 years on this beat. 2. When Lionel van der Walt packed it in as President of IATA CNS a couple years ago, our industry lost a great leader, although we got lucky again right away, when Mike White stepped up. Mike has carried forward admirably as President of CNS and reports a huge annual partnership conference about to take off in Miami, May 5. Hero's Of Air Aargo.....Recently Deutsche Post DHL Disaster Response Team (DRT) deployed to Beira, Africa where Cyclone Idai damaged hundreds of thousands of acres of crops, and destroyed close to 200,000 homes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geoffrey-arend/support

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR... *** South African Communist Party pledges solidarity with the people of Sudan... *** South African artists to raise funds for Cyclone Idai victims... *** In Economics: South Africa's Kusile Power Station reaches a new milestone... *** And In Sports: Nigeria to play Angola at the Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations..

Cyclone Idai has devastated millions of people in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The flood waters have receded – but these countries’ problems are not over yet. Many health issues lurk in the aftermath of a natural disaster. In today’s episode Kerrigan McCarthy, head of the Outbreak Response Unit at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases, discusses these health issues and the responses that are being mounted to tackle them. Read more: Cyclone Idai is over -- but its health effects will be felt for a long time Photo: By Climate Centre PCyclone Idai, Mozambique, aftermath, 15-16 March 2019 (Denis Onyodi: IFRC/DRK/Climate Centre). Flickr Music “Happy African Village” by John Bartmann found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1. Sounds Ambulance siren bystereobrother found on Freesound licensed under Creative Commons. Mosquito sound by Zywx found on Freesound licensed under Creative Commons.

Hello World, and welcome to the podcast, I appreciate you listening. In this episode of PCPodcast, I question if we are all being appeased and distracted by the mainstream media while there are bugger things going on. I also discuss and update you on the worldwide flooding going on in places like Iran and China, along with the victims of Cyclone Idai out in Mozambique. Hope you enjoy the podcast, please share it with a friend. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcpodcast-vogpodcast/support

All you need to know about Cyclone Idai. Hundreds Dead, thousands Missing, Billions lost. Please support at: World Vision - https://donate.worldvision.org/give/cyclone-idai-relief-fund Mercy Fund - https://www.mercycorps.org/donate/humanitarian-response-fund-help-save-lives-today

In this week's episode, we talk about Saharan Futures, protests and political change in Sudan, political maneuvering in Senegal, and what Cyclone Idai teaches us about governance of disasters and in urban spaces.Our featured guest this week is Hannah Armstrong, the Senior Sahel consultant at the International Crisis Group. She has worked across North Africa and the Sahel as a writer and researcher for various publications and organizations since 2006. She served as a Fulbright fellow in Morocco and as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs in Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Algeria, and the Western Sahara from 2012 to 2014.  Rachel spoke with Hannah earlier this week when she was visiting Chicago from Dakar, where she is based. Their conversation begins at 13:03. … More Ep64. A conversation with Hannah Armstrong on politics in Algeria, the Sahel, illicit trafficking and borders

We are back with a different kind of #SlowNews this week! A zoom in on 4 individual topics that have been covered in the news these past few weeks: 1) Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights - a very controversial move; 2) Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe & Malawi - disaster preparedness in Sub-Sahara Africa; 3) #Kwibuka25 - a quarter century after the Genocide against the Tutsi 1994 in Rwanda; 4) Referendums - a debate in times of Brexit. We have some weeks of Easter Break before us now - but stay tuned, we’ll be coming back with a special edition of #SlowNews as we currently work on an in-depth episode about refugees trying to return home! Thank you for listening.

A coalition of Canadian humanitarian groups is urging Canadians to show their generousity and donate to a federal matching fund for relief efforts in three southern African countries hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai last month. Ottawa pledges to match donations… »

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Mozambique has gone from being underwater, to being critically short of any water following Cyclone Idai.The inland ocean of floodwaters is starting to recede after last month's storm, the worst in southern hemisphere history.But it's left behind widespread destruction to homes and infrastructure.World Vision aid worker Mark Mitchell told Kate Hawkesby water sources are now extremely scarce."All of the bore holes and collection points of water have been contaminated by the floodwater, making drinking water very scarce."Mitchell says rural communities have been particularly hit, with nealy 1 million hectares of crops destroyed or lost in central Mozambique as a result of widespread flooding and heavy winds in the wake of Idai."The floodwaters have literally washed houses way. All of the investments and crops people owned have been completely destroyed."

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Idai Disaster Update / Beyond the Headlines / The Power of the Purse and 'Climate Action Now' / Youth Testify for Climate Action / 'Romeo and Juliet' Frogs' First Steamy Date / Everglades National Park, a "River of Grass" / Drilling in the Everglades / BirdNote®: Rivers of Birds In this episode, Cyclone Idai brought destruction for residents of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. With the UN calling Idai one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit the Southern hemisphere, East Africans have a long road to recovery ahead. Also, the newly introduced Climate Action Now bill, HR 9, aims to use Congress' "power of the purse" to keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement. The bill also calls for President Trump to make a plan to meet the U.S. commitments under the agreement. And the sehuencas water frogs known as "Romeo" and "Juliet" have had their first steamy date in hopes of saving their dwindling species. Matchmaking to save a species and more, in this episode on Living on Earth from PRI.

Idai Disaster Update / Beyond the Headlines / The Power of the Purse and 'Climate Action Now' / Youth Testify for Climate Action / 'Romeo and Juliet' Frogs' First Steamy Date / Everglades National Park, a "River of Grass" / Drilling in the Everglades / BirdNote®: Rivers of Birds In this episode, Cyclone Idai brought destruction for residents of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. With the UN calling Idai one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit the Southern hemisphere, East Africans have a long road to recovery ahead. Also, the newly introduced Climate Action Now bill, HR 9, aims to use Congress' "power of the purse" to keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement. The bill also calls for President Trump to make a plan to meet the U.S. commitments under the agreement. And the sehuencas water frogs known as "Romeo" and "Juliet" have had their first steamy date in hopes of saving their dwindling species. Matchmaking to save a species and more, in this episode on Living on Earth from PRI.

Idai Disaster Update / Beyond the Headlines / The Power of the Purse and 'Climate Action Now' / Youth Testify for Climate Action / 'Romeo and Juliet' Frogs' First Steamy Date / Everglades National Park, a "River of Grass" / Drilling in the Everglades / BirdNote®: Rivers of Birds In this episode, Cyclone Idai brought destruction for residents of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. With the UN calling Idai one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit the Southern hemisphere, East Africans have a long road to recovery ahead. Also, the newly introduced Climate Action Now bill, HR 9, aims to use Congress' "power of the purse" to keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement. The bill also calls for President Trump to make a plan to meet the U.S. commitments under the agreement. And the sehuencas water frogs known as "Romeo" and "Juliet" have had their first steamy date in hopes of saving their dwindling species. Matchmaking to save a species and more, in this episode on Living on Earth from PRI.

Idai Disaster Update / Beyond the Headlines / The Power of the Purse and 'Climate Action Now' / Youth Testify for Climate Action / 'Romeo and Juliet' Frogs' First Steamy Date / Everglades National Park, a "River of Grass" / Drilling in the Everglades / BirdNote®: Rivers of Birds In this episode, Cyclone Idai brought destruction for residents of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. With the UN calling Idai one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit the Southern hemisphere, East Africans have a long road to recovery ahead. Also, the newly introduced Climate Action Now bill, HR 9, aims to use Congress' "power of the purse" to keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement. The bill also calls for President Trump to make a plan to meet the U.S. commitments under the agreement. And the sehuencas water frogs known as "Romeo" and "Juliet" have had their first steamy date in hopes of saving their dwindling species. Matchmaking to save a species and more, in this episode on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Much of the African continent was devastated in March by Cyclone Idai, one of the worst storms to ever hit the Southern Hemisphere. Find out what Heidi Baker's Iris Global organization is doing and how you can pray for the recovery and ministry efforts. 

* UN calls for more funding and long term aid to Cyclone Idai victims. * Security Council discusses ways to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. * Economics: Sharp fuel increase could push up inflation in South Africa. * Sports: Sundowns prepares for Champions League Quarter-final clash against Al Ahly.

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It's a girls only episode in which Skittles and Nyasha talk about the Cyclone Idai donations, the Presidential furniture mishap, WorldRemit waiver issue and the odd one out in the lobola list. In Hashtags and Dotcoms, the #DontJudgeMe topic entertains the girls plus they discuss whether it's okay to publish your donations for everyone to see. In the Feeling Station, Nyasha is in the feels about her friends asking her to play matchmaker in their lives. Alternative episode titles: How did we get to an hour though? Nyasha the (potential) matchmaker? Facebook

Somehow the gang (Skittles, Archie and Jerry) weren't sure as to what were the major highlights of last week. They ended up talking about Cyclone Idai, NGOs Bank Accounts on the verge of being monitored, New Zealand mosque massacre and how someone referenced it to being like Call of Duty (Cringe-worthy right?), rape allegations being peddled against the MDC-T leader and Job Sikhala's tweet about the issue. In Hashtags and Dotcoms, Skittles "rants" about the lack of a male blogging perspective on social issues and hilariously gets ambushed by Wimbikai, Archie and Jerry. The Feeling Station is based on a tweet about the type of Zimbabwean woman to marry and personal preferences Alternative Show Title: Did you just say Call of Duty? Facebook

Last week Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, leaving behind a trail of destruction, killing hundreds and affecting an estimated 2.6 million people. We hear from Sacha Myers, part of Save the Children's Emergency Health Unit who's currently in Central Mozambique about the current situation there . Plus Daphne Lagrou, Sexual and Reproductive Health advisor for Médecins Sans Frontières tells us why there's a bigger impact on women and children when disasters like this strike.Author Tomi Adeyemi talks about the impact of her first novel Children Of Blood and Bone which was hailed as a landmark publication in the very white and very male world of fantasy fiction. Losing your mum is a very difficult experience. It's especially hard at this time of year when we're bombarded with all the advertising and marketing ahead of Mother's Day. Three women who attended a symposium called Motherless Daughters - which aims to get women to open up about their loss and the impact it's had on them - share their stories.Director Carol Morley on her new film ‘Out of Blue' – a crime thriller adapted from Martin Amis's novel Night Train. What drew her to this neo-noir mystery ? and how have her own experiences influenced her directing? . Presenter Jane Garvey Producer Beverley PurcellGuest: Carol Morley Guest: Tomi Adeyemi Guest: Sacha Myers Guest: Daphne Lagrou Reporter: Georgina Hewes