Record drought and increasing conflicts threaten millions with ...

Record Drought and Increasing Conflicts Threaten Millions with ...

At least 13 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia face severe food insecurity, an increase of five million people since November 2021.

Record Drought and Increasing Conflicts Threaten Millions with ...

More than 13 Million People Face Severe Food Insecurity in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya as Region Heads into Fourth Consecutive Failed Rainy SeasonNairobi, ...

Record drought threatens the lives of millions in the Horn of Africa

While Somalia is the hardest hit, millions of families in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya are also increasingly affected by the relentless drought. According ...

15 Million People Face Humanitarian Crisis Due to Drought in the

Drought has also increased the risk of inter-communal conflict, as farming communities and pastoralist communities compete for dwindling supplies of water. In ...

What is drought? Causes, impact & countries most affected

Throughout these regions, insecurity, severe drought, and an exponential increase in food prices have brought millions to the brink of famine.

Second consecutive hottest summer on record increases likelihood ...

Extreme weather events, like heavy rains and prolonged droughts, strain aging infrastructure, while conflict disrupts maintenance and increases ...

Horn of Africa drought emergency - UNHCR

The Horn of Africa region continues to experience the longest and most severe drought on record, threatening lives and livelihoods, including millions of ...

Severe Drought in Horn of Africa Threatens 13 Million with Hunger ...

Millions of people face hunger and increased conflicts as record drought in the Horn of Africa causes water shortages and livestock deaths.

Amid Record Drought and Food Insecurity, East Africa's Protracted ...

ARTICLE: Catastrophic drought has thrust tens of millions of people in East Africa into acute food insecurity, raising the specter of famine ...

How climate change is compounding conflict in Afghanistan

This year's record-breaking heat waves, increase in droughts and once-in-a-lifetime storms illustrate the dire consequences of a rapidly warming ...

How water shortages are brewing wars - BBC

... increasingly thirsty, increasing the risk of conflicts ... Oman, for example, suffers higher levels of drought than Iraq ...

13 million people facing severe hunger as drought grips the Horn of ...

Shortages of water and pasture are forcing families from their homes and leading to increased conflict between communities. Further ...

Worsening drought threatens Horn of Africa as conflict ... - FEWS NET

Currently, FEWS NET estimates up to 20 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Uganda will need food assistance through mid-2022 due not ...

Conflicts and disasters | Oxfam International

From climate-related disasters to long-lasting conflicts and insecurity, we witnessed a rise in the scale and frequency of humanitarian crises, increasing the ...

Africa suffers disproportionately from climate change

Heatwaves, heavy rains, floods, tropical cyclones, and prolonged droughts are having devastating impacts on communities and economies, with ...

Time is running out for children as famine, drought and war threaten ...

NEW YORK/DAKAR/NAIROBI/AMMAN, 28 March 2017 – More than a month after famine was declared in South Sudan, time is running out for more than a million children ...

Dangerously Hungry: The Link between Food Insecurity and Conflict

The author suggests that with continued warming, civil conflict in the region is expected to increase by over 30 percent in the coming decade.

The Sahel: One region, many crises | Africa Renewal

Between 1970 and 1993, the region recorded 20 years of severe drought. The frequency and severity of droughts and floods has increased over this period. FAO ...

Water crisis and drought threaten more than 12 million in Syria and ...

Across the region, rising temperatures, record low levels of rainfall, and drought are depriving people of drinking and agricultural water.

Drought in Numbers 2022 - UNCCD

Droughts are among the greatest threats to sustainable development, especially in developing countries, but increasingly so in developed nations ...