ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS

KAMPALA — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released its latest weather forecast. It predicts that the long rainy season from March to May, also known as the MAM rainy season, will receive above-average rainfall. This is good news for the region as …

MOGADISHU — In a landmark move to combat plastic pollution and protect the environment, the Federal Government of Somalia has taken a bold step by announcing a comprehensive ban on single-use plastic bags nationwide. This significant milestone was initiated with the issuance of a Ministerial Decree today by Ambassador Khadija …

MOGADISHU — Royal Court Advisor and King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, on an official visit to Mogadishu, met yesterday with Chairman of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) Mahmoud Moalim Abdullah. The two officials discussed the relief and humanitarian projects implemented by …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) and the NIS Foundation have agreed to work together on various issues related to climate change, disaster preparedness and response, food security, environmental protection, emergency aid and sustainable development. The two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday at the …

NAIROBI — The greater part of the Horn of Africa is expected to receive heavy rains between January and March 2024, with the weather pattern following recent El Nino rains, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) said on Friday. The institution, based in the Kenyan …

ABU DHABI — Somali government has officially become a member of the Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, an initiative fostering collaboration between climate-vulnerable developing countries and providers of climate finance. The announcement was made during an event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, attended by Somalia’s Minister of Environment and …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of Finance of Somalia, Mr. Bihi Iman Egeh, today met with the Deputy Representative of the United Nations in Somalia for the coordination of humanitarian activities, Mr. George Conway. During the meeting, officials focused on the debt relief mechanism and how to reduce the impacts of …

BELEDWEYNE — Hundreds of families in Hiiraan region’s Jalalaqsi district have begun evacuating their homes following the flooding of the Shabelle River in the district’s neighbourhoods on Wednesday, according to residents. Speaking to local media, the administration of Jalalaqsi district has urgently requested immediate assistance, noting that the floodwaters have …

MOGADISHU — The death toll from heavy rains and floods in Somalia has risen to 101 with 1 million people displaced and 1.5 million affected nationwide, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said late Wednesday. In a nationally televised speech, Mohamud said Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis caused by the …

LONDON — Save the Children unveiled a distressing analysis Wednesday that indicates extreme weather events in 2022 propelled more than 27 million children into hunger and malnutrition across countries heavily affected by the climate crisis. “The majority of countries where weather extremes were the main driver of hunger last year …