Current Events Pop Quiz – June 2022

False. Monsoon storms this week resulted in catastrophic flooding in northeastern India and Bangladesh, killing dozens and stranding millions of people. The flooding follows a destructive heat wave that threatened farmers’ crops and livelihoods. South Asia has experienced increasingly extreme weather in recent years due to climate change. → Learn how farmers in India coped with the recent heat wave

False. Monsoon storms this week resulted in catastrophic flooding in northeastern India and Bangladesh, killing dozens and stranding millions of people. The flooding follows a destructive heat wave that threatened farmers’ crops and livelihoods. South Asia has experienced increasingly extreme weather in recent years due to climate change. → Learn how farmers in India coped with the recent heat wave

True.  Zimbabwe will make its first foray into space next month if all goes to plan. Among other activities, the “nano-satellite” will monitor environmental hazards such as droughts, and critical information for the country’s important agricultural sector. → See how one farmer trainer is helping his fellow citizens in Zimbabwe withstand increasing environmental threats.

True.  Zimbabwe will make its first foray into space next month if all goes to plan. Among other activities, the “nano-satellite” will monitor environmental hazards such as droughts, and critical information for the country’s important agricultural sector. → See how one farmer trainer is helping his fellow citizens in Zimbabwe withstand increasing environmental threats.

False. The EU this week committed $630 million to African, Caribbean, and Pacific nations for humanitarian assistance and longer-term sustainable food systems. It was responding to a rise in global food prices brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which may result in 181 million people in 41 countries facing a food crisis or worse levels of hunger this year. → How is the global food crisis affecting Africa? Hear from TechnoServe experts on the ground

False. The EU this week committed $630 million to African, Caribbean, and Pacific nations for humanitarian assistance and longer-term sustainable food systems. It was responding to a rise in global food prices brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which may result in 181 million people in 41 countries facing a food crisis or worse levels of hunger this year. → How is the global food crisis affecting Africa? Hear from TechnoServe experts on the ground

True. In addition to soaring consumer costs, mine protests by indigenous groups and others will reduce Peru’s economic growth this year, predicted its central bank this week. Protestors claim that the mining companies in certain sites have failed to live up to their social investment commitments. → TechnoServe’s “Beyond Extraction” case study lays out a public-private model for sustainable economic development in mining communities.

True. In addition to soaring consumer costs, mine protests by indigenous groups and others will reduce Peru’s economic growth this year, predicted its central bank this week. Protestors claim that the mining companies in certain sites have failed to live up to their social investment commitments. → TechnoServe’s “Beyond Extraction” case study lays out a public-private model for sustainable economic development in mining communities.