Madagascar’s drought could become routine, worse, warn climate experts
A worker from the NGO Action Contre la Faim distributes food supplements for infants in the municipality of Ifotaka, in southern Madagascar, in 2018. PHOTO | AFP
The ongoing drought in southern parts of Madagascar could become more frequent, given the changing climate that has affected Africa’s largest island nation.
This week, experts poring over the deadly drought in Madagascar, said there is evidence this is directly linked to climate change and implied that more of extreme weather could be felt in the region.
