Drought

With Droughts, Migration becomes urgent in the Horn of Africa.

In the Horn of Africa, pastoralists have often moved. The movement is a crucial driver for community resilience. However, the slow onset of events like droughts, desertification, water scarcity, rising sea levels, and coastal erosion has increased climate-induced migration. By 2050, the World Bank says climate change will cause more than 200 million people could…

Read More

“Time for Action, not Backtracking,” Says COP27 Presidency.

The 27th United nation Climate summit (COP27) is eight weeks away. COP27 occurs when several climate-related emergency crises, such as floods, drought, wildfires, storms, and cyclones, devastate communities, economies, and ecosystems. Today we welcome the COP27 President Special Representative Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd.

Read More

Kenyan pastoralists on edge due to drought.

Drought situation continues to worsen in Kenya. In Kenya’s Rift Valley, local says they last harvested since 2018. This year it has rained for four days. Cows have died, goats – their remaining source of food – are dying of diseases. The Worse hit are nineteen of the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Land counties. The…

Read More

Climate Change: an Introduction

Africa contributes the least to climate change. However, droughts, and floods in Africa has intensified. In about three months, flooding has affected 1.3 million people in the Horn of Africa according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). Many weather stations in the Horn of African countries are recording their…

Read More
error: Content is protected !!