The Horn of Africa region is among the worst hit by climate change as drought, floods, and pests become common amid higher ...

In the face of the unfavourable climate change, ICG stated that Somalia’s position is precarious. “Somalia now ranks sixth ...

Three-quarters of the people in the Horn of Africa live within river basins and over aquifers that are shared by two or more ...

Shamsa Amin Ali, 38, Somali refugee in Kenya The Horn of Africa region continues to experience the longest and most severe drought on record, threatening lives and livelihoods, including millions of ...

Without viable political solutions, the region’s humanitarian disasters will only grow more complicated, reports ...

However, years of prolonged drought had already eroded the topsoil ... The Oromo, Somali and Omo River Basin regions remain ...

Extreme drought in East Africa is leading to cases of violence against women and girls in the region, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns in a new analysis. The drought has resulted from ...

The increase is attributed to conflict, including the ongoing war in Sudan, and extreme weather events such as the prolonged Horn of Africa drought from 2020 to 2023. Laurent Bukera, WFP’s ...

This has been lacking in the Horn, where political instability has often dragged down the region's human development indices.

Noting that drought and conflict could be among key ... for 53% of a total of 455,000 newly displaced people in the horn of Africa country, while climate shocks accounted for the vast majority ...

Drought is also becoming prevalent in the Horn of Africa, China, Europe, Argentina, and even in British Columbia - known for its fast-flowing rivers and plentiful fresh water. Drought affects not ...

“Djibouti is one of the hottest countries on earth, and our ability to operate and engage in Djibouti is significantly affected by climate stressors in the Horn of Africa,” Farrell told ...