UN Appeal and Climate

September 23, 2007, Nasia, Ghana: Fields of maize are flooded in northern Ghana after the Volta Blanc river overflowed due to heavy rain. West Africa has seen its worst floods in decades, with displaced people dying of water-borne diseases and electrocution in remote areas. Casualty tolls are still being compiled across the continent. Photograph: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP

September 24, 2007, Sandema, Ghana: A man and his wife stand next to the ruins of his house , destroyed by heavy rain. The floods that have ravaged sub-Saharan Africa from the Atlantic coast to the Indian Ocean are believed to be the worst in three decades, killing close to 300 people and leaving an estimated 650,000 in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Photograph: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP

September 24, 2007, Teso, Uganda: Two men wade through water covering a road in the north-eastern region of Uganda . Hundreds of thousands of people await desperately needed relief supplies and face the threat of epidemics Photograph: PETER BUSOMOKE/AFP

19 September 2007, Gulu-Kitgum road, Uganda: Ugandans in the north of the country sit with their belongings as they ponder how to cross the Aswa river which has engulfed an existing bridge. A state of emergency has been declared in several regions of Uganda, one of worst affected among 18 countries hit by floods across Africa. Photograph: PETER BUSOMOKE/AFP

September 6, 2007, Sandy Bay, Nicaragua: Aerial picture taken after the passage of the eye of hurricane Felix which left at least 80 victims dead and scores more missing. Photograph: OSCAR NAVARRETE/AFP

September 5, 2007, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua: Miskito natives wait for the arrival of a rescue boat in the north east of the country where the furious storm left a trail of destruction. Photograph: Miguel ALVAREZ /AFP

10 July, 2007, Khartoum, Sudan: Sudanese people carry their belongings through the flood waters on the outskirts of Khartoum. Seasonal floods have killed at least 15 people in Sudan and made "thousands" more homeless. Photograph: ISAM AL-HAJ/AFP

July 10, 2007 Khartoum, Sudan: Displaced Sudanese people camp along a road after evacuating their flooded neighborhood on the outskirts of Khartoum. Photograph: ISAM AL-HAJ/AFP

August 19, 2007, Rungrado, North Korea: Extensive damage to the infrastructure and agriculture of North Korea has been inflicted by weeks of torrential rain. Photograph: HO/EPA

July, 2007, Lesotho: A combination of extremely high temperatures and low rainfall led to one of the worst droughts in the country in 30 years. The government declared an emergency and requested international assistance. Maize production, the country’s main staple, dropped by 51%. International agencies estimated that up to 553,000 people were at risk of starvation. Photograph: UNICEF

August 10, 2007, Karachi, Pakistan: A man carries his daughter on his back as he wades through floodwaters after a heavy downpour in a residential area of Karachi. Floods unleashed by a tropical cyclone and monsoon rains in the south and southwest of Pakistan in late July have claimed over 200 lives and affected some 1.6 million people. Photograph: Rizwan TABASSUM/AFP

March 2007, Libonda, Zambiain. Concern Worldwide provided emergency relief to flood affected communities in Zambia, assisting with voluntary evacuations and providing food and cash relief. Photograph: Concern Worldwide

March 2007, Maroantsetra, Madagascar: Members of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI) bringing first aid equipment to the devastated village of Ambinanitelo hit by cyclone Indlaha. Over 80 people were killed more than 105,000 survivors were made homeless. Photograph: HO/AFP

25 March 2007, Maroantsetra, Madagascar: Children of the devastated village of Ankofa play in the flooded rice fileds, a week after the area was hit by cyclone Indlaha. Photograph: RICHARD BOUHET/AFP

February 23, 2007, Vilanculos, Mozambique: Roofs were blown off, trees uprooted and power lines cut by the force of a tropical cyclone Flavio which slammed into coastal regions of already-beleaguered Mozambique. Photograph: FRANCOIS GOEMANS/AFP

February 13, 2007, Samaruja, Mozambique: Children wait for food after the waters of the lower Zambeze River flooded its banks. The north and the centre of Mozambique was devastated by the floods. Photograph: PEDRO SA DA BANDEIRA/EPA

February 28, 2007, Trinidad, Bolivia: Esperanza Nuiba with her granddaughters in her makeshift shack surrounded by the waters in the flooded San Juan neighbourhood, 1500 km from La Paz. Floods and torrential rain caused a sharp rise in malaria and dengue. More than 35 people were killed about 500, 000 displaced. Photograph: AIZAR RALDES/AFP

March 9, 2007, Trinidad, Bolivia: Two girls rescue a dog in the floods in the area of South America most affected by 'El Nino'. Photograph: AIZAR RALDES/AFP