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Red Cross fears "enormous suffering" in 2023 by AFP Staff Writers Geneva (AFP) Dec 14, 2022 The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Wednesday "an enormous level of suffering" awaits the world in 2023 with famine spreading. Mirjana Spoljaric, who took over at the ICRC in October, told a Geneva press conference: "We expect an enormous level of suffering. "As the world is trending at the moment we don't see any easing of the humanitarian pressures, they will be immense potentially," she said. "There is a possibility that we will see very high levels of hunger in many parts of the world and insecurity in general." Not only will prices be high for food, it will "simply not be available in the same amounts due to a lack of fertilisers and due to, again, the impact of climate change." She cited Somalia as a country of particular concern. "In our four hospitals we have seen a tenfold increase of wounds caused by violence, violent, armed violence, conflict and we are also witnessing a three fold increase of malnutrition in children. "The situation is extremely alarming," Spoljaric said, adding her next trip would be to the Horn of Africa were some 20 million people are suffering from malnutrition. The ICRC is seeking 2.8 billion euros for next year, up on last year's 2.4 billion. But the ICRC chief said it might not be enough, "depending on how the situation evolves".
ZEP-RE and Planet collaborate on drought insurance program in Africa San Francisco FL (SPX) Dec 13, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, have announced a new contract with ZEP-RE, a reinsurance company based in Nairobi, Kenya, to leverage Planet's Basemaps products to enhance drought risk protection in the Horn of Africa (HOA). ZEP-RE aims to leverage PlanetScope 3-5 meter resolution imagery through Planet's analysis-ready, Surface Reflectance Basemaps products. Using pre-processed, Basemaps, Planet will deliver Normalized Difference Vegetation I ... read more
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