1.   Afghanistan is a failed state now, and with the added distress of recurrent drought its people are hungry and frightened.

2.   Agriculture is suffering from years of recurrent drought, and the countryside is peppered with land mines and awash in weapons.

3.   Agriculture is suffering from years of recurrent drought, in part because of the lack of proper irrigation.

4.   Recurrent droughts are a sign the region needs long-term planning to assure adequate water supply.

5.   Similar scenarios have played out in Central America, where governments have failed to provide irrigation or affordable supplies of water to rural areas devastated by recurrent drought.

6.   There have been recurrent drought conditions in the district for seven years in the last decade alone.

7.   Chambati told parliament a recurrent drought had also complicated macro-economic management.

8.   Rainfall has been above average in Zimbabwe, which has had recurrent drought seasons in recent years.

9.   Southern Africa, which has experienced recurrent drought in recent years, this month received some of its heaviest rains in years.