The island, part of the nation of the Comoros off the East African coast, receives more annual rainfall than most of Europe. But a combination of deforestation and climate change has caused at least half of its permanent rivers to stop flowing in the dry season. Restoring forests is a challenge, and cloud forest can be particularly difficult. “It’s almost impossible to replace it,” said Aida Cuní Sanchez, a cloud forest specialist at the University of York in England. For day-to-day use, the family has resorted to buying water from entrepreneurs who have started driving from village to village selling supplies.

Source: bd News24 April 17, 2020 13:41 UTC