{"id":164428,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/164428/?format=json","text_counter":208,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kajembe","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources","speaker":{"id":163,"legal_name":"Ramadhan Seif Kajembe","slug":"ramadhan-kajembe"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry further observed that the increased temperatures, coupled with reduced precipitation has resulted in water stress and extinction of the diverse heritage of flora and fauna, which adversely affect ecosystems, people's livelihoods, decline in agricultural productivity and food security. This adverse situation has also led to an increase in the water and vector-borne diseases among others."}