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U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about climate change ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about climate change legislation at the White House in Washington, June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

Office workers walk past a mural of a drought scene in the business ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Office workers walk past a mural of a drought scene in the business district of Melbourne July 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

Pedestrians use umbrellas in Beijing. China is bracing for extreme ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pedestrians use umbrellas in Beijing. China is bracing for extreme weather, with strong gales and scorching heat in recent weeks serving as harbingers of disasters to come, state media has said. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about climate change ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about climate change legislation at the White House in Washington, June 29, 2009. Obama said on Monday he was confident the U.S. Senate would act on landmark climate change legislation after the House of Representatives passed a bill last week to reduce emissions. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. Secretary of Energy ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu walk through the Cross Hall to make remarks about climate change legislation at the White House in Washington June 29, 2009. Obama said on Monday he was confident the U.S. Senate would act on landmark climate change legislation after the House of Representatives passed a bill last week to reduce emissions. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)

President Barack Obama speaks about the passing of the climate ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama speaks about the passing of the climate change bill in the House of Representatives from the White House in Washington June 26, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Greenpeace activists unload barrels with radioactive signs in ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists unload barrels with radioactive signs in front of the Christian Democrats party (CDU) headquarters in Berlin, June 28, 2009. Greenpeace pulled up in front of the CDU headquarters with a Trojan horse and unloaded yellow barrels with radioactive signs to protest the party's atomic energy policies. The sign reads, 'Those who vote for (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel, vote for atomic energy.' REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY)

Greenpeace activists pull a Trojan horse in front of the Christian ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists pull a Trojan horse in front of the Christian Democrats party (CDU) headquarters in Berlin, June 28, 2009. Greenpeace pulled up in front of the CDU headquarters with a Trojan horse and unloaded yellow barrels with radioactive signs to protest the party's atomic energy policies. The signs reads, 'Those who vote for (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel, vote for atomic energy.' REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY POLITICS)

Staff of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats party (CDU) ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Staff of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats party (CDU) watch Greenpeace activists unload barrels with radioactive signs in front of their headquarters in Berlin, June 28, 2009. Greenpeace pulled up in front of the CDU headquarters with a Trojan horse and unloaded yellow barrels with radioactive signs to protest the party's atomic energy policies. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY POLITICS ENERGY CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT)

In this picture taken on June 17, a hybrid tea crop is grown ...

(AFP) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - In this picture taken on June 17, a hybrid tea crop is grown at the Tea Research Institute in Kotmale. A severe drought in the first three months of 2009 has sharply reduced the tea crop by nearly 50 percent while tea prices have been soaring due to the shortfall in global production. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the passing of the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the passing of the climate change bill in the House of Representatives from the White House in Washington June 26, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

US President Barack Obama(L), joined by visiting German Chancellor ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama(L), joined by visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, touted a climate change bill being debated by Congress Friday as representing 'enormous progress' but said more needed to be done. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown gestures during an event ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown gestures during an event to announce the publication of a manifesto for the international climate change talks in Copenhagen later this year, in central London June 26, 2009. Developed countries must contribute collectively to a $100 billion annual fund to fight climate change in developing countries by 2020, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday. REUTERS/Pool/Fiona Hanson (BRITAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Greenpeace activists portraying members of the government of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists portraying members of the government of Mexico perform during a demonstration against new rules that allow the experimental planting of genetically modified crops in Mexico, outside the presidential residence Los Pinos in Mexico City June 25, 2009. Mexico, widely believed to be the birthplace of corn, is providing permits to certain companies to plant genetically modified corn, which critics worry could contaminate local varieties. The banner reads, 'No to planting of transgenic corn.' REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS) CONFLICT AGRICULTURE)

Greenpeace activists representing members of the government ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists representing members of the government of Mexico perform during a demonstration against new rules, that allow the experimental planting of genetically modified crops in Mexico, outside at the presidential residence Los Pinos in Mexico City June 25, 2009. Mexico, widely believed to be the birthplace of corn, is providing permits to certain companies to plant genetically modified corn, which critics worry could contaminate local varieties. The banner reads, 'No to planting of transgenic corn.' REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CONFLICT AGRICULTURE)

A festival-goer wears blue paint across her face to highlight ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A festival-goer wears blue paint across her face to highlight Oxfam's climate change campaign at the Glastonbury Festival 2009 in south west England June 25, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Greenpeace activists hand out piggy banks with nuclear warning ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hand out piggy banks with nuclear warning signs on them to shareholders in front of the Delta energy company in Middelburg, June 25, 2009. Delta will apply for a permit to build a second Nuclear power plant in Zeeland, a southern province of the Netherlands. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS CONFLICT ENERGY BUSINESS)

Greenpeace activists build a wall using nuclear waste drums ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists build a wall using nuclear waste drums in front of the Delta energy company in Middelburg, June 25, 2009. Delta will apply for a permit to build a second nuclear power plant in Zeeland, a southern province of the Netherlands. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS CONFLICT ENERGY BUSINESS)

Three Greenpeace activists wearing bio-hazard suits, hold old ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Three Greenpeace activists wearing bio-hazard suits, hold old laptops and wear face masks depicting Hewlett-Packard (HP) Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd, during a protest outside the computer company's China headquarters in Beijing June 25, 2009. Greenpeace was protesting at what they say is the company's backdown on using toxic substances in their computer products. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)

A Greenpeace activist wearing a bio-hazard suit, holds an old ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Greenpeace activist wearing a bio-hazard suit, holds an old laptop and wears a face mask depicting Hewlett-Packard (HP) Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd, during a protest outside the computer company's China headquarters in Beijing June 25, 2009. Greenpeace was protesting at what they say is the company's backdown on using toxic substances in their computer products. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)

A representative (R) of the technology company Hewlett-Packard ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A representative (R) of the technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) carries three laptops he received from Greenpeace activists wearing bio-hazard suits and wearing face masks, depicting HP Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd, during a protest outside the computer company's China headquarters in Beijing June 25, 2009. Greenpeace was protesting at what they say is the company's backdown on using toxic substances in their computer products. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)

Greenpeace activists protest in front of a hotel where German ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists protest in front of a hotel where German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to speak at a BDEW Energy and Water Congress in Berlin, June 24, 2009. BDEW stands for Federal Union of Energy and Water Industries. REUTERS/Greenpeace/Kay Michalak (GERMANY POLITICS ENERGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Greenpeace activists protest in front of a hotel where German ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists protest in front of a hotel where German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to speak at a BDEW Energy and Water Congress in Berlin, June 24, 2009. BDEW stands for Federal Union of Energy and Water Industries. The banner reads: 'Stop Merkel's atomic deal!' REUTERS/Greenpeace/Kay Michalak (GERMANY POLITICS ENERGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern arrives to ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern arrives to give a news conference after attending a private meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Cuernavaca, in Mexico's state of Morelo, June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO POLITICS ENERGY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern speaks during a news conference after attending a private meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Cuernavaca in Mexico's state of Morelo, June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero(MEXICO POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENERGY)

Greenpeace activists are removed by French police after they ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists are removed by French police after they spilled a pile of coal in front of the gates of the French Environment Ministry in Paris June 23, 2009. The demonstrators were protesting over the proposed installation of a coal terminal in Cherbourg, northern France. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT)

Greenpeace activists wearing protective suits collect trash ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists wearing protective suits collect trash samples in a dumpsite in Taytay town, east of Manila, June 23, 2009. Dozens of Greenpeace activists padlocked the gate of the dumpsite on Tuesday, which they say is responsible for the pollution of Laguna lake nearby, to prevent garbage trucks from entering. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT)

Greenpeace activists hang a protest banner at the entrance of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hang a protest banner at the entrance of a dumpsite in Taytay town, east of Manila, June 23, 2009. Dozens of Greenpeace activists padlocked the gate of the dumpsite on Tuesday, which they say is responsible for the pollution of Laguna lake nearby, to prevent garbage trucks from entering. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT)

A wind turbine in the state of Utah. Access to green technology ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - A wind turbine in the state of Utah. Access to green technology is becoming a growing stumbling block in global efforts to fight climate change, with US lawmakers bristling at what they see as China's attempt to 'steal' US know-how. Photo:George Frey/AFP

A cyclist passes Yongdingmen Gate in Beijing in early June. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - A cyclist passes Yongdingmen Gate in Beijing in early June. China and India have led calls for developed nations to share technology to help them battle global warming as the clock ticks to a December meeting in Copenhagen meant to seal a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Greenpeace activists hanging from a bridge next to a banner ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hanging from a bridge next to a banner are seen during a demonstration, near a meeting of representatives of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Cuernavaca, in Mexico's state of Morelo June 22, 2009. Mexican President Felipe Calderon warned governments on Monday against letting economic crisis derail steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying failure to reach a deal would cost all nations dearly.Speaking at a meeting of representatives of the world's biggest economies on how to tackle climate change, Calderon said the world was running out of time to take serious action to address the problem of global warming. The banner read' Save the Climate, Act Now'. REUTERS/Gustavo Graff/Handout/Greenpeace (MEXICO CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT) EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Greenpeace activists hang from a bridge next to a banner during ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hang from a bridge next to a banner during a demonstration near a meeting of representatives at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Cuernavaca, in Mexico's state of Morelo June 22, 2009. Mexican President Felipe Calderon warned governments on Monday against letting economic crisis derail steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying failure to reach a deal would cost all nations dearly. Speaking at a meeting of representatives of the world's biggest economies on how to tackle climate change, Calderon said the world was running out of time to take serious action to address the problem of global warming. REUTERS/Gustavo Graff/Handout/Greenpeace (MEXICO ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT SOCIETY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Argentine rancher Estela Natalini looks at her drought-affected ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Argentine rancher Estela Natalini looks at her drought-affected ranch in the town of Navarro, 75 miles (120 km ) from Buenos Aires, June 17, 2009. It's wheat sowing season on Argentina's Pampas plains, but farmers are biding their time -- praying for rain and a government defeat in Sunday's mid-term election. Months of tax protests by farmers last year sparked broader discontent with center-left President Cristina Fernandez, who faces the biggest test of her turbulent 18 months in office in the vote and risks losing her congressional majority. Picture taken June 17. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA POLITICS BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)

Cows are seen in a drought-affected ranch in the town of Navarro, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cows are seen in a drought-affected ranch in the town of Navarro, 75 miles (120 km ) from Buenos Aires, June 17, 2009. It's wheat sowing season on Argentina's Pampas plains, but farmers are biding their time -- praying for rain and a government defeat in Sunday's mid-term election. Months of tax protests by farmers last year sparked broader discontent with center-left President Cristina Fernandez, who faces the biggest test of her turbulent 18 months in office in the vote and risks losing her congressional majority. Picture taken June 17. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA POLITICS AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Riot police stand guard inside the inner perimeter of the Kingsnorth ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Riot police stand guard inside the inner perimeter of the Kingsnorth power plant during climate change protests in Kent last year. Six people have been arrested after Greenpeace activists boarded a boat carrying coal for Kingsnorth power station in Kent, police have said. Photo:Leon Neal/AFP

The federal government says there is help available to farmers ...

(CBC) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:50:55 GMT

(CBC) - The federal government says there is help available to farmers and ranchers impacted by a severe drought in the prairies.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso gestures while ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:16:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso gestures while speaking during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday June 19, 2009. Tackling Europe's growing economic problems, climate change, reviving the bloc's ambitious reform treaty and discussing a second term for EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso will top the agenda at a two-day EU leaders summit that began on Thursday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Virginia Mayo)

South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo has warned that Asian ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo has warned that Asian countries are particularly vulnerable to the effects of global climate change and must take bold action to reverse it. Photo:Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP

Worries about drought in parts of Saskatchewan have prompted ...

(CBC) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:46:00 GMT

(CBC) - Worries about drought in parts of Saskatchewan have prompted the opposition NDP to press the provincial government to develop a strategy to cope with the severely dry conditions.

Hungarian policemen detain a Greenpeace activist during a demonstration ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hungarian policemen detain a Greenpeace activist during a demonstration in Budapest on June 17, 2009. Greenpeace activists protested against Hungary's sale of Kyoto emission quotas to Belgium and Spain last year for 100 million euros ($138 million) as well as Hungary's failure to begin the Green Investment Scheme, a plan which seeks to use emissions quota income to build more energy efficient, renewable and carbon dioxide reducing projects. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) is flanked ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) is flanked by Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Haruhiko Kuroda (R) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chairman Rajendra Pachauri (L) as she attends the closing ceremony for the 'High-level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific' at the ADB headquarters in Manila June 17, 2009. Non-government organizations have criticised the ADB for engaging in double talk, saying the Manila-based development lender continues to fund coal-fired power plants in Asia even as it reiterates its support for clean energy. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS)

Police remove protesters, dressed as aliens and Star Wars characters, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Police remove protesters, dressed as aliens and Star Wars characters, as they rally during high-level dialogues on climate change at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila June 17, 2009. Non-government organizations have criticised the ADB for engaging in double talk, saying the Manila-based development lender continues to fund coal-fired power plants in Asia even as it reiterates its support for clean energy. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS)

Police remove a protester, dressed as Star Wars character Darth ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Police remove a protester, dressed as Star Wars character Darth Vader, as they rally during ongoing high-level dialogues on climate change at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila June 17, 2009. Non-government organizations have criticised the ADB for engaging in double talk, saying the Manila-based development lender continues to fund coal-fired power plants in Asia even as it reiterates its support for clean energy. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS)

Police remove protesters, dressed as aliens, as they rally during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Police remove protesters, dressed as aliens, as they rally during ongoing high-level dialogues on climate change, at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila June 17, 2009. Non-government organizations have criticised the ADB for engaging in double talk, saying the Manila-based development lender continues to fund coal-fired power plants in Asia even as it reiterates its support for clean energy. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT POLITICS)

Protesters, dressed as aliens, call for genuine climate change ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters, dressed as aliens, call for genuine climate change solutions as they try to gain entry into the ongoing high-level dialogue on climate change at the Asian Development Bank headquarters in Manila June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda talks during ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda talks during the high-level dialogue on climate change in Asia and the Pacific, at the Asian Development Bank headquarters in Manila June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS)

People wait for their monthly food ration outside a Red Cross ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People wait for their monthly food ration outside a Red Cross distribution site at El-Ley village, in the drought affected region of Moyale in Ethiopia, June 11, 2009. Prolonged drought, lack of water and limited pasture have led to conflict between the Somali and Borena ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia that left hundreds of people dead in February this year. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it needs some 100 million Swiss francs to prevent conflict, famine and epidemics as well as restore the livelihoods of 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa. Picture taken June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (ETHIOPIA SOCIETY CONFLICT HEALTH)

A Somali woman queues up for her monthly food ration at a Red ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Somali woman queues up for her monthly food ration at a Red Cross distribution site at El-Ley village, in the drought affected region of Moyale in Ethiopia, June 11, 2009. Prolonged drought, lack of water and limited pasture have led to conflict between the Somali and Borena ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia that left hundreds of people dead in February this year. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it needs some 100 million Swiss francs to prevent conflict, famine and epidemics as well as restore the livelihoods of 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa. Picture taken June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (ETHIOPIA SOCIETY CONFLICT HEALTH)

Karsi Tadicha and her children stand next to their house in ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Karsi Tadicha and her children stand next to their house in Bule Duba village, on the outskirts of Moyale near the edge of Oroma and Somali regions of Ethiopia, June 12, 2009. The consumption of contaminated water from shallow wells and ponds (meant for cattle), poor nutrition and unsafe hygiene practices have led to an outbreak of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) which has left 25 people dead and 1,300 needing emergency medical care in the Moyale region of Ethiopia and Kenya, home to some half a million people. Kenyan and Ethiopian health authorities, together with their respective Red Cross Societies have joined forces to contain the epidemic. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it needs some 100 million Swiss francs to prevent conflict, famine and epidemics as well as restore the livelihoods of 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa. Picture taken June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (ETHIOPIA SOCIETY CONFLICT HEALTH)

Village chairman Abdinur Maalim Ibrahim (R) and his wife, Tamara ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Village chairman Abdinur Maalim Ibrahim (R) and his wife, Tamara Abdullahi Aden, sit in their house in El-Ley village in the drought affected region of Moyale, June 12, 2009. They survived for two months by hiding in the bush and hills after a conflict that was prompted by disputes over scarce water and pasture in the severely drought affected Horn of Africa region. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it needs some 100 million Swiss francs to prevent conflict, famine and epidemics as well as restore the livelihoods of 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa. Picture taken June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (ETHIOPIA SOCIETY CONFLICT HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)