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The World's Least Reported Climate Emergency: Angola's Hidden Drought

The World's Least Reported Climate Emergency: Angola's Hidden Drought

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 This week we turn attention to Angola, whose southern provinces are facing severe drought in a crisis the media monitoring NGO CARE says is the world's least reported climate emergency. We seek to understand the human impact of the drought, and the reasons for the strained and inadequate humanitarian response. We also take a look at where practical aid and adaptation measures are and can be taken. As always, we suggest intention-based prayers to support the affected communities. Intentions and prayers begin at 23 minutes 30 seconds. Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as millions face severe food poverty in Angola owing to drought, we suggest holding as our main intention: We will that timely, adequate rainfall will come to southern Angola to replenish the country’s rivers, refill water points, enable planting, and provide pasture for livestock. Please join us in holding this. Charities and NGO’s accepting financial donations to support their response to the drought in Angola: World Food Programme https://wfpusa.org UNICEF https://help.unicef.org/esaro/give-the-gift-of-life-public-health-emergencies The UN Population Fund has provided emergency funds to support 1 million women affected by drought in southern Angola.​ Website: https://angola.unfpa.org Food and Agriculture Organization https://www.fao.org/angola/en World Vision International: Donations (Ireland): https://www.worldvision.ie/about/how-donations-are-spent Donations (US): https://www.wvi.org/ENOUGH/Donate Médecins Sans Frontières / Medair https://www.medair.org/donate Catholic Relief Services https://www.crs.org/where-we-work/africa/angola Oxfam: https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/extreme-drought-appeal/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/donate People in Need https://www.peopleinneed.net/what-we-do/humanitarian-aid-and-development/angola Donations: https://www.peopleinneed.net/donate ACT Alliance https://actalliance.org/how-to-donate/ Lutheran World Federation https://donate.lutheranworld.org Norwegian Church Aid https://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/en/give-one-time-donation Caritas Angola www.caritasangola.org International Red Cross https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/africa-food-crisis-appeal START Network https://startnetwork.org Angola Hunger Relief https://angolahungerrelief.org/fundraising GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/angola-hunger-relief Feed My Starving Children https://give.fmsc.org/give/76206/ Chapter markers: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:40 Focus on Angola’s Drought 00:06:53 Consequences of the Drought 00:10:51 Government Responses and Initiatives 00:15:21 International Aid and Challenges 00:18:28 Long-term Impacts of Climate Change 00:19:45 Urgent Needs and Solutions 00:23:30 Intentions and Prayers for Angola Sources referenced in this episode: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/sri-lanka-indonesia-thailand-floods-deaths-storm-cyclone-b2877788.html https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/more-than-1400-dead-across-asia-after-rare-cyclone-typhoons-converge/ https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somalia-2025-drought-emergency-situation-report-no-1-27-november-2025 https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/infographics/2025-11-17-kenyas-acute-food-insecurity-outlook https://www.care.org/media-and-press/ten-humanitarian-disasters-that-were-barely-reported-in-2024/ https://refugees.org/rising-starvation-fading-attention-the-hunger-crisis-in-east-africa/ https://www.careinternational.org.uk https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/plea-for-aid-as-kenya-suffers-latest-climate-driven-drought/ https://www.careinternational.org.uk/what-we-do/crisis-response/forgotten-humanitarian-crises/crisis-in-angola/ https://practicalaction.org/news-stories/flooding-fire-and-drought-indigenous-communities-in-bolivia-hit-by-extreme-weather/ https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/bolivia-plurinational-state/latin-america-caribbean-weekly-situation-update-2-may-2025 https://reliefweb.int/report/angola/10-crises-look-out-2025 https://adore.ifrc.org/Download.aspx?FileId=532576 https://www.careinternational.org.uk/what-we-do/crisis-response/forgotten-humanitarian-crises/crisis-in-angola/ https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/southern-africa-drought https://cerf.un.org/sites/default/files/resources/24-RR-AGO-64769_Angola_CERF_Report.pdf https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099150012022242096/pdf/P1769171f457c3010198d31b375aaddd937.pdf https://www.waterlinepublication.org.uk/where-drinking-water-is-a-90-minute-walk-away/ https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/angola https://www.wvi.org/stories/global-hunger-crisis/unicef-visits-emergency-response-project-southern-angola-progress-and https://www.peopleinneed.net/anticipatory-action-in-angola-supporting-communities-to-reduce-crisis-impacts...
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