Norwegian Refugee Council

At a glance

Norwegian Refugee Council is a ngo that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.

Water crisis and drought threaten more than 12 million in Syria and Iraq

More than 12 million people in Syria and Iraq are losing access to water, food and electricity and urgent action is needed to combat a severe water crisis, 13 aid groups working in the region warn today. Across the region, rising temperatures, record low levels of rainfall, and drought are depriving people of drinking and […]

Norwegian Refugee Council · 24 Aug 2021

16 Sept 2019

Drought and conflict displace quarter of a million people in Somalia

A deadly combination of drought, conflict and insecurity has forced almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes in Somalia so far this year. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is warning that the numbers are likely to increase in the coming months if humanitarian assistance continues to go under-funded. “Thousands of Somali […]