Lesotho

How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought

image of crops being grown

Drought leads to crop failure and creates food insecurity. Image: Pixabay/Uschi_Du

Dr Friederike Otto
Acting Director, Environmental Change Institute
Jasper Verschuur
DPhil candidate, Environmental Change Institute
Dr Piotr Wolski
Hydrologist at the Climate System Analysis Group , Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town
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The low rainfall caused agricultural problems for South Africa and Lesotho. Image: Verschuur et al.
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