Why is severe drought again ravaging the Horn of Africa? | The Stream
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- Опубліковано 30 жов 2024
- More than 13 million people in the Horn of Africa are once more facing severe hunger due to an ongoing drought, the World Food Programme says.
Pastoral and farmer populations across southern and south-eastern Ethiopia, south-eastern and northern Kenya and south-central Somalia are facing the region’s worst drought in forty years, spurred by the failure of three straight rainy seasons.
Farmers are losing livestock to starvation as crops die. And the dire lack of water and pasture is forcing families to leave their homes, triggering resentment between communities that sometimes escalates into direct conflict.
Inflation and an increase in the cost of staple foods are another challenge to drought-affected communities. In Ethiopia, more than 6 million people will require urgent humanitarian assistance by mid-March, according to the UN. In Somalia, over 7 million people need urgent aid.
The World Food Programme is calling for $327 million to meet the immediate needs of 4.5 million people over the next six months and to help build communities’ resilience to extreme weather events driven by climate change. UNICEF is appealing for $123 million to support children and their families til the end of June 2022.
The region is also reeling from locust invasions and outbreaks of COVID-19. Farmers had little time to recover from a previous drought in 2011 before the current one began.
In this episode we’ll look at the effects of the drought on affected people, its impact on regional stability, and ask who should step up for a long term solution.
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👢☠⚰🔪👉चेतावनी पूरा धरती के इस्लामिक कत्तलबाजों आतंकवादी कम राजनैतिक संगठन के खलीफाओं को व्यक्तिगत खौफनाक मौत की धमकी👢🔪👉यजीद-मजीद जैसे शब्दों का प्रयोग करके अलसमद के कब्र पर थूकना बंद कर वर्ना यमराज के राडार पर पूरा कायनात है।
👢☠⚰🔪👉चेतावनी पूरा धरती के इस्लामिक कत्तलबाजों आतंकवादी कम राजनैतिक संगठन के खलीफाओं को व्यक्तिगत खौफनाक मौत की धमकी👢🔪👉यजीद-मजीद जैसे शब्दों का प्रयोग करके अलसमद के कब्र पर थूकना बंद कर वर्ना यमराज के राडार पर पूरा कायनात है।
👢☠⚰🔪👉चेतावनी पूरा धरती के इस्लामिक कत्तलबाजों आतंकवादी कम राजनैतिक संगठन के खलीफाओं को व्यक्तिगत खौफनाक मौत की धमकी👢🔪👉यजीद-मजीद जैसे शब्दों का प्रयोग करके अलसमद के कब्र पर थूकना बंद कर वर्ना यमराज के राडार पर पूरा कायनात है।
👢☠⚰🔪👉चेतावनी पूरा धरती के इस्लामिक कत्तलबाजों आतंकवादी कम राजनैतिक संगठन के खलीफाओं को व्यक्तिगत खौफनाक मौत की धमकी👢🔪👉यजीद-मजीद जैसे शब्दों का प्रयोग करके अलसमद के कब्र पर थूकना बंद कर वर्ना यमराज के राडार पर पूरा कायनात है।
Al Jazeera, all this human tragedy is the consequence of the evil deeds of the western imperialists to dismantle the horn of African countries.
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Most of the money taken by NGOS not paid the poor people.
I appreciate the Work and effort of World Food Program ( W.F.P) for Strenthening my Capacity in Disaster Risk managemnt
Good platform, kudos to all, I want to say politically something is wrong with African leaders , why do we continue with dis often...Rural Areas are really suffering , Draught will continue and definitely human life will be at stake...
The land can no longer feed the current population, yet they still have many children. A country that is dependent on international aide is unsustainable.
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@@aljazeeraenglish The first time I actually saw Al Jazeera respond to a post. Nice to see you guys are so interactive.
The world need to donate well drilling equipment and now. This would solve a lot and it would be permeant as the wells would be there for next time.
I am Henry Halakhe Arero watching from Kenya
Recurring draughts can not be averted easily but the impact can be reduced through building resilience and capacity of vulnerable communities. This is a global agenda and can be addressed globally through reducing gas emissions to reduce global warming and climate change.
I wonder why Eritrea was not mentioned in the crisis even though the country belongs to the region.
Particioatory, Vulnerability and Capacity Assesment is the key in addressing Disaster Risk
With the amount of money given since the 80s all farms in Africa should have an irrigation system and water storage with filtration.
irrigation + rainfall = evaporation + transpiration + runoff + leaching
Which one of these processes do Farmers really have control over during the growing season? If you have the ability to irrigate your sandy soils and water is cheap and plentiful, then you are fortunate and have some control on the left side of the equation. If you do not have irrigation, you must look at the factors on the right side of the equation to see what can be controlled or minimized to benefit your crop. Evaporation from the soil surface can be reduced with mulch or leaving crop residue on the soil surface. Transpiration is a function of the plant leaf surface area and the weather. Runoff is or should be minimal in sandy textured soils with high percolation rates.
This leaves the leaching of water out of the root zone as the #1 controllable loss of moisture to your crop. Interrupting the downward movement of moisture in your soil by installing a "smart" barrier can greatly reduce the leaching of water and nutrients. SWRT subsurface membranes detain/retain up to 90% of irrigation or rainfall in the root zone for crop use by disrupting the gravitational movement of water in the soil while still allowing excess water to percolate and do not create anaerobic soil conditions. Check us out on Facebook and UA-cam!
nope...its the Indian Ocean Diapole that is in a negative phase. A few years ago it was in a possitive phase and cause this carnage in australia while it flooded in horn of africa.
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The Cooperation,Collaboration and Coordination Between the Government and Development partners should be a collective Responsibilities
The Northern Kenya Should appreciate the Development partners
Its all about poor leadership, we have emough early warning system but there is lack of contingency resource to respond the crisis because of corruption and greediness from African decision makers in all levels.really sad..
Those UN agencies must be held accountable. There are so many of them -- UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, OCHA etc., -- they may appeal, but have they really reduced suffering of ordinary people in HoA? Those senior managers of these organizations must show that they make progress, and if they don't, they should be sacked. Let's say that these people should be given about 5 years to show their performances. Also these numerous organizations must be re-structured to be more efficient. There are too much duplications among the agencies at the moment.
Yea measuring kids arms isn't gonna make them better. Give them some food for Gods sake!
this is really sad to see .,.. please god give them rain and feed thos hungry people and animals 😥
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Any NGO that is willing to support people in need of help usually has one goal of dealing with a social or symbolic issue.
"Thousands of people who fled from the city of Lasanood and fled to Buhoodle built temporary houses there.
What is needed is transformation of rural economies. A serious Marshal Plan. Water must be central in this plan.
Too many people. Need less kids. Ethiopia has 115 million people in a land area twice France or 1 Texas. And it suffers multi-year drought. It is not sustainable for a country with a large population and this type of climate.
If you go west there are African countries that are lush green forests, great for agriculture, plenty of water. These countries can support 100 200 million possibly, but a dry country, no way.
And yet Elon Musk says the world can support twice the current world's population.....get that.....I'm going to say.....5% of the value of the monetary donations gets to those who really need it....many of these 3 countries have many billionaires in this situation their should not be multi millionaires....and there are the war lords.... I mean anyone would say there will be no end to this without something suffering a major change....it's great to see that there is ralk but that first woman it just is talk....there's barely enough enough what to keep the people alive....the soil is dead....and their animal farming process is outdated....animals use to many of the resources....
Why did Israel cope with drought and scarcity of water but Horn of African countries fail?
Because of gross incompetent of the governments and the hand of the NGOs that want to keep the people in the poverty trap because their livelihood and lavish life style is based on the continuous impoverishment of the poor.
How many drone attacks does the US carries out against Israel and now compare that how many drone attacks the US carries out against Somalia and its civilians! And how many mercenaries does the US hires against Israel and compare it to how many mercenaries the US hires against Somali people in the name of “peace keeping” “peace” actually meaning war in this context.
Please think before commenting lol.
lack of intelligence and work.
The Cycles:Preparation, Mitigation Measures, Response,Recovery and Rehabilitation.
Is the birthrate an issue in these countries?
That's a good point. I don't think nature intended for so many people to live in such a parched land.
World Food Program changed their strategic plan From Food Distribution to Capacity Strenthening Program but still active and visible during Emergencies and Response
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 i hope they get rain soon.
Perhaps Desalination with Nuclear power plants
Early warning information is always supported by the world food program in Marsabit county.Thumps up for WFP in Marsabit county.
African countries must learn from Eritrea 🇪🇷 with limited resources hard work will make you self sustainable. Never depend and expect from aid NGO to feed your children
this has nothing to do with that...its a NEGATIVe indian ocean dipole look it up!
In the case of Somalia the hardships and human misery is created and maintained by the west in the fake declaration of “peace keeping” Somalia would have surpassed any African country if the west collective not putting it down and suppressed. The entire western military presence in Africa is to erase the people of Somalia.
To me climate there change because of pollution of there weapons and there animals. You found most population are domestic animals keepers e.g. cows so the solution is to educat the young generation and to build industrials education centre for trade in plumbers
WE HAVE TO SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM ALLAH ALWAYS PRAY SALAT TO ISTIQAH THIS PRAYER IS FOR TO GET RAIN THIS IS THE SUNNAH OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD PEACE BE UPON HIM ALLAH FORGIVE US SHOW THE RIGHT PATH ALWAYS AMEEN YA RABUL ALAMIN.
World Food Program based in Marsabit County History Will be told shortly
On the footstep of His Excellency William Ruto,We Must Have Conversation on roundtable as equals
What I don't understand is that the population of those who are in hunger crisis are 7 millions and donas donates 100 millions Dora, and still such money 💰 don't help, 100 against 7.
I believe the colonial countries are angry at Ethiopian and are punishing them for the dam!
This is actually is happening to the Somali people and has nothing to do with neither Kenya nor Ethiopia that’s why no one is coming to their aid this is genocide against Somali population and it has been going on for hundreds of years.
@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 That's horrible!
The Drought, Conflict,Covid 19 and Desert locust in Marsabit County forced the Government to change their priorities from Development Plans to Emergency Response
We need to have our own currency power .without using dollars 💵and pound 💷
So much is raised for relief and humanitarian interventions. Donors and governments pay lip service to long term development and hence the problem keeps recurring. Harvest water and do irrigation, conserve water and use simple technologies for rural folks.
During PVCA Assesment the elements at risk is categorised
Humans are dying in Kenya while politicians are spending millions of money campaigning. I hope my fellow Kenyans are watching this and taking notes because our politicians only Care about there bottom line. Let's All think about our people first.
Women, Children, Orphans elderly, pregnant,lactating mothers and Differenntly abled are the Elements at Risk from my field experience 4:50
From Millinium Development Goals to SDGs
The bottom up approach is focused on local led initiaves
Lets engage another Day for another Time
Uninhabitable areas
General information system (G.I.S) and Early Warning information system both from Scientific knowledge point of view and indeginous traditional knowledge on Weather forecasting
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The Ethiopia, Kenya you are hearing suffering in a drought are actually parts of Somalia under occupation and the suffering of these people are organized and maintained by the west to commit genocide against Somali people through destabilization, proxy wars and direct invasions and aggressions. That’s why we must support the Russian operation against west in Ukraine and welcome China as a replacement of the west in the global leadership. The west falsely termed “war on terror” or “war against alshabab” but actually it’s the civilians who they are waging a genocidal war against.
Seriously dude ... question are you black african.. dude why crying.. literally you always say you ain't Africans .how do you expect to servive in africa.
Take ppl from the various communities and charge the leadership.. And make them resign. Take your freedom an evryting that goes with it! See it? Amerikkka not g'on send real assistance. They starving the Afrikaan ppl here now
And Microsoft just bought Activision, another gaming company for 68 billion. Just let that sink for a minute
68 Billion USD would feed and water the entirety of Africa for many years. Greedy will always be greedy. This quote direct from Wikipedia "The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation spent $5 billion in 2019 on programs in the United States and around the world, excluding management costs. From 1994 through 2018, Bill and Melinda Gates gave the foundation more than $36 billion, according to the foundation's website." They put half of the Activision purchase over a 24 year period. This should make the world mad.
@@sxcnetworks6229 the problem in africa is overpopulation. stop waiting for other to help you.
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May nature be gentle with them I'll try to donate
Climate change
They really didn't say anything relevant
Bye bye for today
The colonial countries control the weather
In one AJ presentation reporting on this drought there was an image of a woman holding an emaciated 4-year old child in her arms and a 18-month old in a sling and she reported that she was pregnant again. That report indicated the woman and her children are suffering from malnutrition and dehydration, what I don't understand is why keep bringing children into that world. Anyone 18 years and older has seen and experienced the pattern of 4 year droughts and hunger, why propagate when reliable statistics show that agriculture is no longer feasible and malnutrition and loss of life (animal and human) is imminent. I mean no disrespect but in the end the solution is to depopulate and let the earth heal, and not just the Horn of Africa area but worldwide. The Horn of Africa seems to be an ecologically fragile place to exist in the best of times despite the simple and basic needs of the inhabitants. Developed countries and now new developing countries are the ones most responsible for the change in climate change which is affecting the most fragile of ecosystems on the planet first. None of us are safe from this, every continent in the world will have their turn with drought and widespread famine if we don't get our numbers down. It is my view each area of the world should be self sufficient when it comes to food and water, we should not be shipping food around the world. If you can't provide enough of either for your population, then move closer to better land and water supplies or match your population to the scarcity of the resources you have. The world has a lot of rejigging to do if we are hoping to still call this place called earth home in 30 years.
Does any of that matter right NOW!!!
HUSH!!! if you’re not sending relief help - DEATH IS DEATH
but gov FINDING WAYS 2 rescue ppl
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@@letinaday3933 Yes it does matter right now. If you want to prevent more death then change is needed and you do so buy going to the source of the problem. Closing your eyes to the continuous cycle of famine and water shortages in regions that have not seen appreciable change in a decade or more makes those turning the blind eye to be part of the problem. Shipping water or bags of grain to these areas is a very short term and narrow minded action, it is not a remedy, society does this to feel good about themselves. Perhaps this is the group you represent? So, working on a long term solution can't begin soon enough......perhaps means moving away from an uninhabitable area of a country, if not, then finding an agriculture that can sustain in dry climate needing less water and if that is not possible then stop bringing children into a community of malnutrition, disease and a world with no future.
@@deadmanprodinc I agree that Africa needs help…this is my only concern … I think u misinterpreted my comment
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Urgent request
Any NGO that is willing to support people in need of help usually has one goal of dealing with a social or symbolic issue.
"Thousands of people who fled from the city of Lasanood and fled to Buhoodle built temporary houses there.
Urgent request
Any NGO that is willing to support people in need of help usually has one goal of dealing with a social or symbolic issue.
"Thousands of people who fled from the city of Lasanood and fled to Buhoodle built temporary houses there.