Environment

Must Reads

• Zimbabwe

  Tens of Thousands in Zimbabwe Go Hungry as the Rains — and US Aid — Hold Back

  Some subsistence farmers are down to one meal a day amid a one-two punch: a lack of rainfall, followed by the disappearance of regular food supplements due to shuttered US aid programs.

  By Linda Mujuru
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  Nepal

  Rural Nepalis Fight Cable Car Project on Sacred Himalayan Mountain

  By Sunita Neupane
• Zimbabwe

  Zimbabwe’s Capital Contaminated Its Water. Now, Residents Must Pay to Use It.

  Residents spend as much as 20% of their income on water, yet what comes from their taps is green, dirty and undrinkable. Now, privatization looms, threatening even higher costs.

  By Linda Mujuru