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Climate change threatens water and food security in Antigua

2013-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment Health: With their islands devoid of rivers or streams, farmers in Antigua and Barbuda have been building dams and ponds for centuries, harvesting rainwater to irrigate their crops and provide drinking water for their livestock. But now with the advent of climate change, they are facing major challenges. Stronger and more frequent storms regularly destroy trees planted around catchment areas as watershed as well as grass planted in and around these areas to slow evaporation. "Since 1995, since Hurricane...

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