Sudan, Pacific Islands, and Papua New Guinea are facing crises due to El Niño impacts.

The entities involved

• Sudan →

  country in Northeast Africa

  • South Sudan seeks UK support for peacebuilding and takes in Sudanese refugees, while also comparing its size to Texas and Georgia.01:35
  • Historical records from 1995 detail coordination and evacuations involving Sudan and Saudi Arabia.00:57
• Pacific Islands →

  geographic region consisting of the islands of the Pacific Ocean

  • Cartels are targeting Australia and New Zealand for profitable narcotics sales, prompting AFP to monitor the situation.Fri 07:16
  • A Pre-COP meeting was held in Fiji to strengthen the regional voice of Pacific Islands in climate negotiations.Thu 05:40
• Papua New Guinea →

  country in Oceania

  • El Nino reduces rainfall and disrupts food supply in Papua New Guinea, while kina depreciation adds to food price pressures.Fri 09:52
  • Bushfires and dry spells are causing millions of Kina in damage across Papua New Guinea, prompting political awareness campaigns.Fri 09:52

Related events

• El Niño is increasing cyclone numbers in the Pacific Islands, prompting collaboration between NZ and Australia on outlooks.Oct 15
• El Niño is driving humanitarian crises and conflict across the Caribbean, Sudan, and Haiti, alongside drone strikes in Abyei.Fri 09:02
• El Niño is currently affecting rainfall and wind patterns across the Pacific Islands.Jun 17
• El Niño is causing drought, water scarcity, and frost damage across Tonga, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.Oct 19
• Drought and conflict hinder agricultural production in North Kordofan, Sudan, as El Nino brings higher temperatures.Oct 23