MyNorthwest

News

Opinion

Sports

Tools

Connect

Leaders meet in Madrid to mark world day to fight drought

FILE - Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas walk next to a cluster of makeshift shelters at a camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, June 4, 2022. Politicians and experts met in Madrid on Friday, June 17, 2022, to discuss ways to tackle drought and the increasing spread of deserts across the globe. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

FILE - Roots are photographed near the old village of Aceredo in northwestern Spain, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Politicians and experts met in Madrid on Friday, June 17, 2022, to discuss ways to tackle drought and the increasing spread of deserts across the globe. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

FILE - A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya, Thursday, May 12, 2022. Politicians and experts met in Madrid on Friday, June 17, 2022, to discuss ways to tackle drought and the increasing spread of deserts across the globe. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Children and adults cool off in a fountain in a park by the river in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Spain's weather service says a mass of hot air from north Africa is triggering the country's first major heatwave of the year with temperatures expected to rise to 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in certain areas. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Leaders meet in Madrid to mark world day to fight drought