Livelihoods Update: 5 July 2023

India topped in terms of childhood diabetes and deaths in 2019, and the most disability-adjusted life-years: ‘Global, Regional, and National Epidemiology of Diabetes in Children From 1990 to 2019’ report.

Major challenges in farming for Smallholder Farmers are variable rainfall, rising pests, weeds and diseases: ‘Smallholder Farmers and Climate Change – Voices from the Field’ report.

33% of surveyed people in India say their stress has risen since the pandemic: 2nd National Headache Survey. 

3 July 2023 was the hottest day ever recorded: US National Centers for Environmental Prediction data.

Human errors were the main reason the Balasore train accident happened:  Commissioner Railway Safety report.

 

 

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